mar (mɑː
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: mars, marring, marred
- (tr) to cause harm to; spoil or impair
noun
- a disfiguring mark; blemish
Alternative Forms
ˈmarrer nounWord Origin
Old English merran; compare Old Saxon merrian to hinder, Old Norse merja to bruiseUsage examples
Clearly, while VIL may have started cleaning up its books, some grey vestiges of the past continue to mar the black and the white.
Business Today (1996)As a pro, only a single loss and a disputed draw mar his record.
Globe and Mail (2003)His lack of sympathy with the Moguls does little, however, to mar the pleasure of reading this remarkable book.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)They will get a lot of happiness and sheer fun in an affair, though there may be an element of selfishness to mar their relationships.
, The Zodiac Family (1988)