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Beaten vs Battered - What's the difference?

beaten | battered |

As adjectives the difference between beaten and battered

is that beaten is defeated while battered is beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.

As verbs the difference between beaten and battered

is that beaten is past participle of lang=en while battered is past tense of batter.

beaten

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • defeated
  • repeatedly struck
  • (cookery)(cookery - of a liquid) mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement

    • Derived terms

    * off the beaten path * off the beaten track * beaten up

    Verb

    (head)
    • English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles

    battered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (batter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1944, author=(w)
    • , title= The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered -looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
  • (label) Coated with batter.