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   mar

   /mɑː/

   verb

   • 1. impair the quality or appearance of; spoil: "violence marred a number of New Year celebrations" Similar spoilruinimpairdisfiguredetract fromflawblemishscarmutilatedefacedeformspoilruinimpairupsetdamagewreckharmhurtblighttainttarnishsullystainpollutevitiateinformal:foul upOpposite improveenhance

   Word Origin Old Englishmerran ‘hinder, damage’, of Germanic origin; probably related to Dutch marren ‘loiter’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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