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# bēatan **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Old English **Slug:** beatan ## Words From This Root - beat - To defeat someone in a game, contest, or fight. - upbeat - cheerful and optimistic - browbeat - to intimidate or bully someone with stern or overbearing words
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Words from this root
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beat
B1
/biːt/
To defeat someone in a game, contest, or fight.
upbeat
C2+
/ˈʌpˌbit/
cheerful and optimistic
browbeat
C2+
/ˈbraʊbit/
to intimidate or bully someone with stern or overbearing words
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