Word: engaged
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: en
gaged
Definition: being attacked or attacking
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: gage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: gage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).