v01537409
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 35 |
| def | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| def | also used metaphorically |
| examples | The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man |
| Frame - 1 | Something ----s |
| Frame - 8 | Somebody ----s something |
| Frame - 11 | Something ----s something |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | spot, fleck, blob, blot |
| Derivationally related form | maculate → macula |
| Derivationally related form | maculate → maculation |
| Derivationally related form | stain → stain |
| Derivationally related form | stain → stain |
| Derivationally related form | tarnish → tarnish |
| Hyponym | darken |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | stain → stain |
| Derivationally related form | maculation → maculate |
| Derivationally related form | tarnish → tarnish |
| Derivationally related form | macula → maculate |
| Derivationally related form | stain → stain |
| Hyponym | spot, fleck, blob, blot |
| Hypernym | darken |
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