mar

¹mar

verb \ˈmär\

marredmar·ring

Definition of MAR

transitive verb

1

: to detract from the perfection or wholeness of : spoil

2

archaic a : to inflict serious bodily harm on b : destroy

Examples of MAR

1. A large scar marred his face.
2. 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

Related to MAR

Synonyms: blemish, darken, taint, poison, spoil, stain, tarnish, touch, vitiate

Antonyms: doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp

Related Words: begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar; abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink; bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert; color, distort, twist

Near Antonyms: cleanse, purify; dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, glorify, hallow, magnify, uplift

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Rhymes with MAR

ar, are, bar, barre, car, char, czar, far, gar, gnar, guar, jar, Lar, moire, noir, our, par, parr, Parr, R, Saar, scar, spar, SPAR, star, tar, tahr, yare