ˌbenəˈfishēˌāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Spanish benefici ar to benefit, to derive profit from working land or a mine, to beneficiate (from beneficio benefit, from Late Latin beneficium ) + English -ate
: to process (as a raw material) so as to improve the physical and chemical properties: as
a. : reduce
beneficiate ores
b. : to concentrate or otherwise prepare for smelting (as iron ore) especially by drying, sintering, or magnetic concentration
• ben·e·fi·ci·a·tion -ˌfishēˈāshən noun -s