"hammered, wrought upon by beating" (of metal, etc.), c. 1300, from alternative past participle of beat (v.). Meaning "defeated, vanquished" is from 1560s; that of "repeatedly struck" is from 1590s.
did not stray from the beaten path
beaten gold
beat
beat off
beat up
beatable
beatdown
beaten
beater
beatific
beatification
beatify
beating
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