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to tan
01
(of a person or a person's skin) to become darkened or brown as a result of exposure to the sun
Intransitive
Examples
She tans easily and always has a golden glow in the summer.
02
to darken or brown someone's skin as if exposed to the sun
Transitive: to tan someone's skin
Examples
She tanned her skin by spending hours on the beach.
03
to transform raw animal hides into leather by treating them with tannic acid or other substances
Transitive: to tan animal hides
Examples
The tanner used traditional methods to tan the animal hides.
Lexical Tree
tannery
tan
