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mar (mär)

transitive verb marred, marring mar′·ring

to injure or damage so as to make imperfect, less attractive, etc.; spoil; impair; disfigure

Etymology: ME marren < OE mierran, to hinder, spoil, akin to Goth marzjan, to offend < IE base *mer-, to disturb, anger > Sans mŕṣyate, (he) forgets, neglects

noun

Rare something that mars; an injury or blemish
mar2 definition

mar

  1. marine
  2. maritime
  3. married
Mar definition

Mar

March

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mar Synonyms

mar

v.

  1. To damage slightly

    harm, bruise, scratch; see break 2, damage 1.

  2. To impair

    deform, deface, warp; see destroy 1.


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mar Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sin: Tha mi cinnteach gum biodh tu an aghaidh leasachadh mar sin.

Noun used with modifier

  • el: Some of his manuscripts were confiscated, including that for the novel Otra vez el mar, which he eventually published in 1982.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: The middle of the week was slightly marred by Polly kicking me in the face!

Preposition: by

  • controversy: Let's hope that the launch has not been marred too much by controversy.
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mar quotes

   Calm soul of all things! make it mine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine, Man did not make, and cannot mar.

-Arnold, Matthew

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