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Betamaxing

Betamaxing is the present participle and gerund 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 Betamaxing

What is Betamaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Betamaxing is the present participle and gerund of Betamax.

Words near Betamaxing in the dictionary

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

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