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

Example Sentences

Malleate, mal′e-āt, v.t. to hammer: to form into a plate or leaf by hammering.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: peen, hephestic, poll. hammer, v. beat, forge, malleate, beetle. hammer and tongs. vigorously, forcibly, energetically. hamper, v. fetter, shackle, impede, restrain, hinder, encumber, embarrass. hamper, n. hanaper; shackle, fetter, restraint, impediment. hamstring, n. hough.--v. disable, cripple, lame, hough. hand, n. paw, manus.

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