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malleate

[ mal-ee-eyt ]
/ ˈmæl iˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), mal·le·at·ed, mal·le·at·ing.
to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
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Origin of malleate

1590–1600; <Latin malleātus wrought with a hammer, equivalent to Latin malle(us) hammer + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM malleate

mal·le·a·tion, noun
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