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tarnish

('t/A/rn/I//S/ )

discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation(noun.attribute)

source: wordnet30
The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.(noun)

source: webster1913

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically(verb.contact)

Example:
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air.

Synonym:
defile, maculate, stain, sully

source: wordnet30
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color.(verb)

source: webster1913
To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air.(verb)

source: webster1913

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