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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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