Bruised vs Marked - What's the difference?
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(bruise)
To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
To become bruised.
To fight with the fists; to box.
* Thackeray
(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
Having a visible or identifying mark.
# Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
(linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature.
singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
(mark)
Bruised is a related term of marked.
As a verb bruised
is (bruise).As an adjective marked is
.bruised
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Verb
(head)bruise
English
(wikipedia bruise)Alternative forms
* bruize (obsolete)Verb
(bruis)- Bananas bruise easily.
- I bruise easily.
- Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.
Derived terms
* bruiser * bruisingNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (medical) ecchymosis, contusion (technical term ) * See alsoAnagrams
* * * English ergative verbs ----marked
English
Etymology 1
From (mark) (noun)Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
- e.g. in author'' and ''authoress , the latter is marked for its gender by a suffix.
- A marked man.