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transitive verb \ˈmär\marredmar·ring
Definition of MAR
1
: to detract from the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
2
Examples of MAR
- A large scar marred his face.
- Her acting mars an otherwise great movie.
Origin of MAR
Middle English marren, from Old English mierran to obstruct, waste; akin to Old High German merren to obstruct
First Known Use: before 12th century
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nounDefinition of MAR
: something that mars : blemish
Examples of MAR
- <the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture>
First Known Use of MAR
1551
Related to MAR
- Synonyms
- blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, excrescency, fault, flaw, imperfection, blemish, mark, pockmark, scar
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abbreviationDefinition of MAR
maritime
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