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  1. 1
    if you tan, or if the sun tans your skin, the sun makes your skin darker than it was before

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of tan

    Sun tanning: bask, burn, lay out, overexpose, SPF, sun, sunbathe, sunburn, sunburned, sun cream... more
  2. 2
    to make animal skin into leather by putting chemicals on it

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of tan

    To treat a product: pulp, refine, tan, treat, weatherize... more

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