## Meanings
1. To hit something hard and repeatedly.
2. To damage something by hitting it many times.
3. To coat food in batter before frying.
4. To defeat an opponent very badly.

## Examples
- The firefighters battered down the door to reach the family.
- The little boat was battered by the waves all night.
- They batter the fish before deep-frying it.
- Leeds United battered Charlton seven to nil.

## Synonyms
- batsman

## Derived Forms
- batterable
- battercake
- batteree
- batterless
- batterlike

## Related Forms
- bat
- battery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: batteren
- Root: batten

## Etymology
From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).

## AI Etymology
Batter is from Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean to hit something hard and repeatedly, or to damage something by hitting it many times. Related forms include bat, battery. Derived formations include batterable, battercake, batteree, batterless, batterlike.

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