Tarnish - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 21/08/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Tarnish.

7 letter answer(s) to tarnish

BESMEAR
  1. spread or daub (a surface)

3 letter answer(s) to tarnish

MAR
  1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
  2. destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"
  3. Impair
  4. make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
  5. the month following February and preceding April

6 letter answer(s) to tarnish

SMIRCH
  1. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
  2. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
  3. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
  4. smear so as to make dirty or stained

5 letter answer(s) to tarnish

SULLY
  1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
  2. French statesman (1560-1641)
  3. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
  4. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
  5. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
TAINT
  1. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
  2. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
  3. the state of being contaminated

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