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Betamaxed

Betamaxed is the simple past and past participle of Betamax.

Meaning of Betamax

Verb

Betamax (third-person singular simple present Betamaxes, present participle Betamaxing, simple past and past participle Betamaxed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To make (something) obsolete.
    • If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available.2006, Ian David Aronson, DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish, volume 1, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 98

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Questions about Betamaxed

What is Betamaxed the simple past and past participle of?
Betamaxed is the simple past and past participle of Betamax.

Words near Betamaxed in the dictionary

  1. betalking
  2. betalks
  3. betall
  4. betallow
  5. betamax
  6. Betamaxed
  7. Betamaxes
  8. Betamaxing
  9. betameprodine
  10. betamethadol
  11. betamethasone

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