rat|ten

rat|ten
rat|ten «RAT uhn», transitive verb.
1. to damage or destroy (work, tools, machinery).
2. to frighten or coerce an employer or workman.
–v.i.
to practice rattening.
[perhaps related to rat (because of the rodent's frequent destructive habits)]
rat´ten|er, noun.

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