desecrate - –verb (used with object),-crat·ed, -crat·ing

1.to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.

2.to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.

3.to treat with sacrilege; profane.

—Synonyms
3.  defile, violate, dishonor, pollute, outrage.

— vb 1. to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous,
or sacrilegious action 2. to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate  
[C17: from de-  + consecrate ]

Tarnish – –verb (used with object)

1. to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation; discolor.

2. to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully: The scandal tarnished his reputation.
–verb (used without object)
3. to grow dull or discolored; lose luster.
4. to become sullied.
–noun
5. a tarnished coating.
6. tarnished condition; discoloration; alteration of the luster of a metal.
7. a stain or blemish.

—Synonyms
2.  taint, blemish, soil.

—Antonyms
1.  brighten.

— vb 1. to lose or cause to lose the shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture resulting in surface
oxidation; discolour: silver tarnishes quickly 2. to stain or become stained; taint or spoil: a fraud that
tarnished his reputation   — n 3. a tarnished condition, surface, or film   [C16: from Old French ternir  to
make dull, from terne  lustreless, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tarnen  to conceal, Old
English dierne  hidden]