transitive verb
1. : to harass, subdue, or crush the spirit of
he beat down the arrogance of a heretic — H.O.Taylor
: vanquish
the enemy was beaten down
2.
a. : to haggle for a reduction of : force down by haggling
beating the price down
: cause lowering of
b. : to force especially by haggling into accepting a lower price or more advantageous arrangement
we beat him down to a dollar