Roleset tarnish.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) get a stained surface":

Roles:

Arg0:water or wind


Arg1:substance worn away

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


usually metaphorical (-)
Provigo's profit record over the past two years tarnished the company's and Mr. Lortie's reputations.
Arg0:	Provigo 's profit record over the past two years
REL:	tarnished
Arg1:	the company's and Mr. Lortie's reputations