Etymology

forbeat

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Today it means: To beat. Full definition →

Middle English forbeten
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforbeten“to beat, beat up”
  2. English todayforbeat

From Middle English forbeten (“to beat, beat up”), equivalent to for- + beat.

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