mar

tr.v., marred, mar·ring, mars.

1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.

n.

A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

[Middle English merren, from Old English mierran, merran, to impede.]

(1) (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher) An organization that overhauls old computers and installs a version of Windows. Depending on who uses the computers, Microsoft has various licensing arrangements for Windows 2000 and XP that are priced way below the original OEM costs for the OS.

(2) (Mozilla ARchive) A file format for packaging updates for Mozilla projects. A MAR file contains a header, various binary files and an index.

(3) (Memory Address Register) A hardware circuit that holds an address in memory of data to be processed. The address was extracted from a machine language instruction.

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verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: hurt, damage
Antonyms: aid, enhance, heal, help, improve

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IN BRIEF: To spoil the appearance of or to damage.

Mend your speech a little, lest it may mar your fortune. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ødelægge, skæmme, spolere
n. - et skæmmende mærke

Nederlands (Dutch)
bederven, vergallen, vernietigen, smet, onvolkomenheid, maart, maritiem

Français (French)
v. tr. - gâcher
n. - échec

Deutsch (German)
v. - verderben, entstellen, stören
n. - Makel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλάπτω, χαλώ, αμαυρώνω, παραμορφώνω, χαλώ εμφάνιση
n. - παραμόρφωση
abbr. - Μάρτιος

Italiano (Italian)
guastare, guasto, Marzo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desfigurar, danificar
n. - dano (m)
abbr. - Marinha, março

Русский (Russian)
искажать, повреждение, дефект речи

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estropear, desfigurar, echar a perder
n. - marzo, marino, marítimo, casado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördärva
n. - fördärv
abbr. - March

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁损, 玷污, 损伤, 障碍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 毀損, 玷污, 損傷
n. - 損傷, 障礙, 毀損

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쓸모 없게 하다, 흠집을 만들다
n. - 고장, 결점, 흠

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だいなしにする, 損なう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسد, يشوه (الاسم) مشوه (اختصار) مختصر : شهر مارس, , متزوج, بحري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השחית, פגם, קלקל‬
n. - ‮קלקול, השחתה, היזק, מום‬

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mar	Costa Del Mar
mar heaven	Skechers Del Mar - Oceano