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избивал

was beating, used to beat

ɪ z bʲ ɪ v a ɫ → избивать
из out of; away from + би to hit, to beat + ва forms imperfective verbs + л Masculine past tense
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #42,076
was beating, used to beat Often implies repeated or severe physical violence.
RU: Он избивал боксерскую грушу после работы.
EN: He used to beat the punching bag after work.
Conjugation of избивать
Indicative past
избивал

Сосед избивал жену.

The neighbor was beating his wife.

Я видел, как он избивал это животное.

I saw him beat that animal.

Я избивал его.

I was beating him up.

— RRR: Рядом ревёт революция (2022)

Он избивал вас каждый раз, когда вы не хотели идти с ним в горы?

Did he beat you every time you didn’t want to go hiking with him?

— Решение уйти (2022)

Sounds similar to

избегал ɪ z bʲ ɪ ɡ a ɫ избежал ɪ z bʲ ɪ ʐ a ɫ избивать ɪ z bʲ ɪ v a tʲ