malleate

[ mal-ee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, mal·le·at·ed, mal·le·at·ing.

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

Other Words From

• malle·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of malleate¹

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