Join free

malleate

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

malleate¹

  • /ˈmæl.i.ɪt/ UK, US
  • /ˈmæl.i.eɪt/ UK, US

Where it comes from

First attested in 1884; from malleus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective more malleate · most malleate

  1. Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus, Keratella, and Lecane.
  2. of a shell Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. The spire has stronger rib-striæ than C. bequaerti; last whorl finely and closely malleate, with several weak spiral threads.

malleate²

  • /ˈmæl.i.eɪt/ UK, US

Where it comes from

First attested in 1598; borrowed from Medieval Latin malleātus, perfect passive participle of malleō (“to beat with a hammer”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

verb malleates · malleating · malleated

  1. rare To beat into shape with a hammer. Man is a mechanic, and works beautiful forms out of natural organisms. He cuts, bores, malleates, melts, casts in matrices, and spins, various articles.

Translations

Every language

verb to beat into shape with a hammer

Españolmartillar, forjar
Deutschhämmern, schmieden
Русскийкова́ть kovátʹ, сплю́щивать spljúščivatʹ

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"malleate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malleate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

malleate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malleate

Chicago

"malleate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malleate.

BibTeX
@misc{malleate_2026,
  title = {malleate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malleate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}