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Definition of blemish verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blemish

verb
 
/ˈblemɪʃ/
 
/ˈblemɪʃ/
[usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they blemish
 
/ˈblemɪʃ/
 
/ˈblemɪʃ/
he / she / it blemishes
 
/ˈblemɪʃɪz/
 
/ˈblemɪʃɪz/
past simple blemished
 
/ˈblemɪʃt/
 
/ˈblemɪʃt/
past participle blemished
 
/ˈblemɪʃt/
 
/ˈblemɪʃt/
-ing form blemishing
 
/ˈblemɪʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈblemɪʃɪŋ/
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  1. blemish something to make something less beautiful or perfect
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir ‘make pale, injure’; probably of Germanic origin.
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