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Bedaub vs Tarnish - What's the difference?

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Bedaub is a related term of tarnish.


In lang=en terms the difference between bedaub and tarnish

is that bedaub is to ornament garishly; to overdecorate while tarnish is to soil, sully, damage or compromise.

As verbs the difference between bedaub and tarnish

is that bedaub is to smear upon; to soil while tarnish is to oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

As a noun tarnish is

oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

bedaub

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To smear upon; to soil.
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    • , year=2009 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=Noeleen McIlvenna , quotee=journal, 1711 , title=A Very Mutinous People , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Univ of North Carolina Press , isbn=9780807832868 , page=18 , passage=In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey. }}
  • To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

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    tarnish

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
    • Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing .
  • To soil, sully, damage or compromise
    • He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
  • (figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
  • * Dryden
    • Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, / Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight.