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blem⋅ish

[blem-ish]
–verb (used with object)
1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.
–noun
2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME (v.) < AF, MF blemiss-, long s. of ble(s)mir to make livid, perh. < Old Low Franconian *blesmjan; see blaze 2


blem⋅ish⋅er, noun


1. stain, sully, spot, tarnish, taint; injure, mar, damage, impair, deface. 3. blot, spot, speck, taint. See defect.


1. purify, repair.
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un·blem·ished   (ŭn-blěm'ĭsht)   
adj.  Lacking blemishes or faults: an unblemished peach; an unblemished political record.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blem·ish
Pronunciation: 'blem-ish
Function: noun
: a mark of physical deformity or injury: as a : any small mark on theskin (as a pimple or birthmark) <blemishes on the adolescent skin may be a symptom of acne —Today's Health> b : a defect of an animal (as a horse) thatdetracts from its appearance but does not interfere with its usefulness
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Medical Dictionary

blemish blem·ish (blěm'ĭsh)
n.
A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant.

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