I. -ēˌāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin malleatus, past participle of malleare to hammer
: to beat with a hammer : pound
the surfaces of some fragments suggested that the clay had been poorly malleated — American Antiquity
specifically : to beat or mark or dent (a metal) with a hammer in working or decorating
II. -ˌāt, -_ə̇t adjective
Etymology: New Latin malleatus, from malleus + Latin -atus -ate
: having a malleus