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Blemish means to spoil the perfection of something.
(verb)Adding too much salt to a perfectly flavored risotto is an example of to blemish.
The definition of a blemish is a flaw in something otherwise perfect or complete.
(noun)- A thirty day late on an otherwise perfect credit report is an example of a blemish.
- A pimple on a person's face is an example of a blemish.
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See blemish in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
to mar, as by some flaw or fault; spoil the perfection of
Origin: ME blemishen < OFr blemiss-, extended stem of blesmir, to injure, prob. via Frank *blesmjan, to cause to turn pale < *blesmi, akin to blaze
noun
- a mark that mars the appearance, as a stain, spot, scar, etc.
- any flaw, defect, or shortcoming
See blemish in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es
To mar or impair by a flaw.
noun An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English blemisshen
Origin: , from Old French blesmir, blemir, blemiss-, to make pale
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- blemˈish·er noun
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