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beneficiate

American

[ben-uh-fish-ee-eyt] / ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.

beneficiated, beneficiating

to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.

Other Word Forms

beneficiation noun

Etymology

Origin of beneficiate

1870–75, < Spanish benefici ( ar ) to benefit, profit from (especially mining or farming) (verbal derivative of beneficio < Latin beneficium; benefice ) + -ate ¹

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Most businessmen had never heard of the company and they were baffled by its purpose, which is to "beneficiate" an ore named taconite.

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