to mark
- verb
- /mɑrk/
- They marked us the moment we stepped out of the car.
Examples
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And you, Corporal Garrett, will be marked for insubordination.
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He already had you marked as a target and was ready to take you in.
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I heard that Arnold is already a marked man here in town.
Fiction book (1994) -
Precisely because he thinks that the revelation will mark him as being less than a man.
Fiction book (1993) -
As a convicted child killer, Green was marked for special abuse.
Academic text (2000) -
Because anybody associated with Marshy is a marked man.
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We have all been humiliated, she said, but the women are marked for life.
Fiction book (1995) -
Or she's marking you as prey.
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Wealth in coins and the consumer goods they could buy marked a new cultural turn in Uganda.
Academic text (2006) -
The scandal marked him as a disgraceful politician who could never regain the public's trust.
Synonyms
Publicly criticize someone or something strongly
To make someone lose respect or honor by doing something shameful
To publicly label someone in a negative way
To make someone or something lose respect by bad action
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
Treat someone as shameful and not worthy of respect
Make a person or company look bad by saying bad things about them
To criticize someone publicly to make them feel ashamed
Say bad things about someone in public to show others what they did
Say or do things that make someone seem less respected
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
- Specialized
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Specialized
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
- Archaic
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
- Specialized
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
How Condemned
- US
- Formal
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mark someone with shame comes from putting a public sign or label on them, so being marked can mean being accused or branded and losing status.