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.

RELATED WORDS

pummel, wallop, bruise, pulse, belabor, powder, hammer, pulverize, pelt, tramp, thump, strike, hit, throb, stomp, buffet, batter, palpitate, pulsate, drub

Nearby words

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

Origin of malleate

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

Related forms

mal·le·a·tion, noun

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