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malleate

American  
[mal-ee-eyt] / ˈmæl iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

malleated, malleating

  1. to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.

Other Word Forms

  • malleation noun

Etymology

Origin of malleate

1590–1600; < Latin malleātus wrought with a hammer, equivalent to Latin malle ( us ) hammer + -ātus -ate 1

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Malleate, mal′e-āt, v.t. to hammer: to form into a plate or leaf by hammering.—adj.

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