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mar
1[ mahr ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- to disfigure, deface, or scar:
The scratch marred the table.
mar.
2abbreviation for
- maritime.
- married.
Mar.
3abbreviation for
- March.
M.A.R.
4abbreviation for
- Master of Arts in Religion.
mar
1/ mɑː /
verb
- tr to cause harm to; spoil or impair
noun
- a disfiguring mark; blemish
Mar
2abbreviation for
- March
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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
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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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