different between swollen vs engorged

swollen

English

Etymology

From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ?eswollen, from Old English swollen, ?eswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellan? (to swell). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (swollen), Dutch gezwollen (swollen), German geschwollen (swollen), Swedish svullen (swollen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sw??l?n/
  • Rhymes: -??l?n

Adjective

swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen)

  1. protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

Translations

Verb

swollen

  1. past participle of swell

See also

  • swole

Anagrams

  • Nowells, nowells

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engorged

English

Verb

engorged

  1. simple past tense and past participle of engorge

Adjective

engorged (comparative more engorged, superlative most engorged)

  1. Overly filled with fluid; used especially of blood vessels.

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