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, nounWords nearby malleate
malleability, malleable, malleable cast iron, malleable iron, malleablize, malleate, mallee, mallee fowl, mallee root, mallemuck, mallenders
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