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mal•le•ate
(mal′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
mal′le•a′tion, n.
- Metallurgyto beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- Latin malleātus wrought with a hammer, equivalent. to Latin malle(us) hammer + -ātus -ate1
- 1590–1600