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beaten.

Defeated.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbiː.tən/[ˈbiː.tn̩][ˈbiː.ʔn̩]

  1. Defeated.

  2. Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.

    a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack

  3. Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.

  4. Trite; hackneyed.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English -en English beaten From beat + -en.

verb/ˈbiː.tən/[ˈbiː.tn̩][ˈbiː.ʔn̩]

  1. past participle of beat

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English -en English beaten From beat + -en.

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