From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Malleate \Mal"le*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malleated; p. pr. & vb. n. Malleating.] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See Mall, v. t.] To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf. [1913 Webster]