Years of failure had 'beaten' him 'down'. [=had caused him to lose hope or spirit]
This problem has 'beaten' everyone. [=no one has been able to solve this problem]
a politician who is getting 'beat/beaten up' by liberal/conservative critics
(..) the blackmailer must be an employee. WELLS: that the last time he saw the victim, he was badly beaten on the face, I reexamined the bones for evidence of a physical altercation. (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15
(..) Frank told me not to pay. He said he would take care of retrieving the video. When he came back several days later, h-he was badly beaten about the face. DELFS: So you're saying the blackmailer assaulted him. That's when Frank told me (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15