ternir
Meanings
Verb
1. to tarnish (metal), fade (material)
2. to tarnish (reputation etc.)
Examples3
La beauté se ternit.
Beauty fades.
Le scandale menaçait de ternir l'image de l'entreprise.
The scandal threatened to besmirch the company's image.
Sa beauté était ternie par la cicatrice.
Her beauty was blemished by the scar.