malleate

[mal-ee-eyt] / ˈmæl iˌeɪt /

VERB

beat

Synonyms

STRONG

fashion form hammer model pound shape work

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy

VERB

pound

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

triturate

Antonyms

STRONG

be still fail lose

WEAK

give up

Example Sentences

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

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