Definitions

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  • verb obsolete To beat excessively.

Etymologies

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From Middle English tobeten, from Old English tōbēatan ("to beat severely, beat to death"), equivalent to to- +‎ beat.

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Examples

  • If the 65th‑best player in the world were tobeat maybe the best player of all time, the shock might even knock the WorldCup off the front of the sports pages for a day.

    Wimbledon 2010: Roger Federer ready for pursuit of seventh title 2010

  • If this is the case, Berlusconi might hope tobeat his own record for the longest serving government since World War 2.

    A roman holiday for Prodi 2008

  • If this is the case, Berlusconi might hope tobeat his own record for the longest serving government since World War 2.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • The 32-year-old Filipino, already acknowledged as one ofthe best offensive fighters of all time, is a 6-1 favourite tobeat American Mosley at the MGM Garden Arena.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARK LAMPORT-STOKES 2011

  • True, Fraizer Campbell did bring one fine save from Almunia - andhow Kenwyne Jones did not score when clean through with only Almunia tobeat, only he knows.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • He'd have worked out a way tobeat them, once he'd received his orders: 'Good morning, Jim, Yourmission, should you decide to accept it, involves the theft of anapparently inevitable victory by the enemy, known as

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • True, Fraizer Campbell did bring one fine save from Almunia - andhow Kenwyne Jones did not score when clean through with only Almunia tobeat, only he knows.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • He'd have worked out a way tobeat them, once he'd received his orders: 'Good morning, Jim, Yourmission, should you decide to accept it, involves the theft of anapparently inevitable victory by the enemy, known as

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • True, Fraizer Campbell did bring one fine save from Almunia - andhow Kenwyne Jones did not score when clean through with only Almunia tobeat, only he knows.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • True, Fraizer Campbell did bring one fine save from Almunia - andhow Kenwyne Jones did not score when clean through with only Almunia tobeat, only he knows.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

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