Anagrams of: BATTENED

• assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

• a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

• the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

• argue with one another

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

• have an argument about something

• nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

• (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

• a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

• the club used in playing cricket

• a club used for hitting a ball in various games

• strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

• wink briefly

• have a turn at bat

• use a bat

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• the money risked on a gamble

• the act of gambling

• maintain with or as if with a bet

• stake on the outcome of an issue

• have faith or confidence in

• To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head.

• formed or made thin by hammering

• much trodden and worn smooth or bare

• stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

• a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

• furnish with battens

• secure with battens

• diminished or moderated

• having toothlike projections in the margin