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battre.

to beat; to defeat

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/batʁ/

  1. to beat; to defeat

  2. to beat up

  3. to fight

    pronominal

  4. to whisk or whip (eggs)

  5. to thresh

  6. to shuffle

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French battre, from Old French batre, from Latin battere, from earlier battuere.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.