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malaxate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
malax-ate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to soften, especially by kneading with the hands

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

malaxates (present, singular) malaxating (participle, present) malaxated (participle, past) malaxated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

malaxage malaxation

Synonyms

malax

Questions

What does malaxate mean?
to soften, especially by kneading with the hands
Where does malaxate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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