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.
2. To
wear or impair as if by
beating or by
heavy usage. "Each battered jade."
3.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Origin: OE. Bateren, OF. Batre, F. Battre, fr. LL. Battere, for L. Batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.
Source: Websters Vocabulary