beneficiate

[ ben-uh-fish-ee-eyt ]
/ ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), ben·e·fi·ci·at·ed, ben·e·fi·ci·at·ing. Metallurgy.

to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.

Origin of beneficiate

1870–75, Americanism; < Spanish benefici(ar) to benefit, profit from (especially mining or farming) (verbal derivative of beneficio < Latin beneficium; see benefice) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM beneficiate

ben·e·fi·ci·a·tion, noun

Words nearby beneficiate

benefice, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, beneficiary, beneficiate, benefit, benefit in kind, benefit of clergy, benefit of the doubt, benefit society