Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To beat; beat in pieces or to death.
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- verb obsolete To
beat . - verb archaic To
beat up ,beat to pieces,beat to death.
Etymologies
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From Middle English forbeten ("to beat, beat up"), equivalent to for- + beat.
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