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Engaged vs Compromised - What's the difference?

engaged | compromised |

As verbs the difference between engaged and compromised

is that engaged is past tense of engage while compromised is past tense of compromise.

As adjectives the difference between engaged and compromised

is that engaged is agreed to be married while compromised is having been compromised.

engaged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (engage)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Agreed to be married.
  • Busy or employed.
  • (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
  • I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .
  • (architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
  • (of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
  • Synonyms

    * (of a telephone) (US) busy

    See also

    * (agreed to be married)

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    compromised

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (compromise)
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • Having been compromised.