beat in Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. Lit.1. perfringo, frēgi, fractum, 32. illīdo, si, sum, 3II. Fig.B. Intrans. • beat in or into: A. Trans.: I. Lit.: 1. perfringo, frēgi, fractum, 3: to b. in gates by force, portas vi p., Lucan: to b. in a man's skull, *alicui caput p.: v. to break through. 2. illīdo, si, sum, 3: the prow beaten in (by the rocks), prora illisa, Virg.: he b.s in his skull with the cestus, and dashes out the brains, caestus effracto illisit in ossa cerebro, Virg. II. Fig.: to b. anything into one: v. to inculcate. B. Intrans.: to force a way in; esp. of wind, rain: the rain b. into the house in torrents, *imber se in aedes effusis aquis immisit.