malleate

[ mal-ee-eyt ]
/ ˈmæl iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), mal·le·at·ed, mal·le·at·ing.

to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.

Origin of malleate

1590–1600; < Latin malleātus wrought with a hammer, equivalent to Latin malle(us) hammer + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM malleate

mal·le·a·tion, noun