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mar

1

[ mahr ]

verb (used with object)

, marred, mar·ring.
  1. to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil:

    That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.

    Synonyms: blot, injure, flaw

    Antonyms: adorn, enhance

  2. to disfigure, deface, or scar:

    The scratch marred the table.

    Synonyms: blot, injure, flaw

    Antonyms: adorn, enhance



mar.

2

abbreviation for

  1. maritime.
  2. married.

Mar.

3

abbreviation for

  1. March.

M.A.R.

4

abbreviation for

  1. Master of Arts in Religion.

mar

1

/ mɑː /

verb

  1. tr to cause harm to; spoil or impair
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noun

  1. a disfiguring mark; blemish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mar

2

abbreviation for

  1. March
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmarrer, noun
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Other Words From

  • un·mar·ring adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mar1

First recorded before 900; Middle English merren, Old English merran “to hinder, waste”; cognate with Old Saxon merrian, Old High German merren “to hinder,” Old Norse merja “to bruise,” Gothic marzjan “to offend”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mar1

Old English merran; compare Old Saxon merrian to hinder, Old Norse merja to bruise
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Synonym Study

Mar, deface, disfigure, deform agree in applying to some form of injury. Mar is general, but usually refers to an external or surface injury, if it is a physical one: The tabletop was marred by dents and scratches. Deface refers to a surface injury that may be temporary or easily repaired: a tablecloth defaced by penciled notations. Disfigure applies to external injury of a more permanent and serious kind: A birthmark disfigured one side of his face. Deform suggests that something has been distorted or internally injured so severely as to change its normal form or qualities, or else that some fault has interfered with its proper development: deformed by an accident that had crippled him; to deform feet by binding them.
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Example Sentences

But Khin Mar Cho is pinning her hopes on the international community.

A steel bracelet on my wrists reads CPL BRIAN L. CHEVALIER - 14 MAR 2007 – DIYALA.

Then came his turn as Ennis Del Mar, the gay lovelorn cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, and the rest is history.

Pujol was offering a choice of tasting menus that evening: Mar (Surf) or Tierra (Turf).

The Savanna-La-Mar Hurricane then moved onto Cuba, killing more than 1,000, in total.

Railroads are reckless Radicals and are destined by turns to make and to mar the fortunes of many great emporiums.

But the Earls of Mar and Athol are collecting their forces, and some other nobles of the land are drawing to their party.'

A cigar should be handled daintily; it is a fragile, graceful creature—don't mar its beauty.

One glaring color, or conspicuous article, would entirely mar the beauty of such a dress.

Collars or sleeves, pinned over or tightly strained to meet, will entirely mar the effect of the prettiest dress.

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