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In natural English speech, "battered" appears in contexts such as: "report has battered battened a Devastation in its wake houses were washed into the sea and hundreds of thousands of people are left without power as winds up to 100 miles per hour bring down power lines emergency teams are already working to". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈbætəɹd/

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has battered battened a Devastation in its wake houses were washed into the sea and hundreds of

thousands of people are left without power as winds up to 100 miles per hour bring down power lines emergency teams are already working to

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verb

simple past and past participle of batter

adjective

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

“The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.”

adjective

Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

“While the defense lawyers have likened the condition to the post traumatic stress disorders afflicting war veterans and battered women, which have been used in other insanity defense cases, they have said that they know of no previous trials when a "black rage" defense has been raised.”

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