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mancillar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • besmirch verb To make dirty.
  • scar noun A mark left on the skin after a wound has healed.
  • stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
  • sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.

Senses

mancillar is used for these senses in English:

  • besmirch (transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
  • scar (transitive, figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
  • stain To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
  • sully (transitive) To corrupt or damage.

besmirch — full definition

  1. verb To make dirty.
  2. verb To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

scar — full definition

  1. noun A mark left on the skin after a wound has healed.
  2. noun A lasting emotional effect from a difficult or traumatic experience.
  3. verb To leave a permanent mark, physically or emotionally.

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