malaxate

English

Etymology

From Latin malaxātus, perfect passive participle of malaxō (“to knead, malaxate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French malaxer.

Verb

malaxate (third-person singular simple present malaxates, present participle malaxating, simple past and past participle malaxated)

  1. To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.

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References

  • “malaxate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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