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Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered}
(b[a^]t"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren,
OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to
strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to
abate.]
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1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with
violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
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2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each
battered jade." --Pope.
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3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to
compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
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battering \bat"ter*ing\ n.
the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.

Syn: banging.
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