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Definition of
mar verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
mar
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
mɑr
/
/
mar
something
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
mar
he / she / it
mars
past simple
marred
-ing form
marring
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to damage or spoil something good
synonym
blight
,
ruin
His face was marred by an old knife wound.
The elections were marred by violence.
See
mar
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