malleate
[ mal-ee-eyt ]
/ ˈmæl iˌeɪt /
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,
- mallee,
- mallee fowl,
- mallee root,
- mallei,
- mallemuck
Origin of malleate
1590–1600; < Latin malleātus wrought with a hammer, equivalent to Latin malle(us) hammer + -ātus -ate1
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