tobeat

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/təˈbiːt/

verb

To beat excessively.

OriginMiddle English tobeten ← Old English tōbēatan →
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Meanings

verbtobeat (third-person singular simple present tobeats, present participle tobeating, simple past tobeat, past participle tobeaten)

present singular third person tobeats · participle present tobeating · participle past tobeaten

  1. obsoleteTo beat excessively.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtōbēatan“to beat severely, beat to death”
  2. Middle Englishtobeten
  3. Englishtobeat

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

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APA

tobeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobeat

MLA

“tobeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobeat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tobeat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobeat.

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