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Beaten vs Neaten - What's the difference?

beaten | neaten |

As verbs the difference between beaten and neaten

is that beaten is past participle of lang=en while neaten is to make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.

As an adjective beaten

is defeated.

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

    neaten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to .
    • She made an attempt to neaten her hair .

    References

    * The Oxford English Dictionary