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Also Inflected form of beat

beaten

bea·ten

UK/ˈbiː.tən/ US/ˈbiː.tn̩/ common

adjective

1.

beaten repeatedly with heavy blows

  • “a battered child”
  • “the battered woman syndrome”
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2.

formed or made thin by hammering

  • “beaten gold”
3.

much trodden and worn smooth or bare

  • “did not stray from the beaten path”
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Origin

From beat + -en.

Phrases

  • beaten rice
  • beaten track
  • beaten up
  • off the beaten path
  • off the beaten track

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