Meanings
verbmalaxate (third-person singular simple present malaxates, present participle malaxating, simple past and past participle malaxated)
present singular third person malaxates · participle present malaxating · participle past malaxated · past malaxated
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto soften, especially by kneading with the hands
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Origin
- Latinmalaxātus
- Englishmalaxate
From Latin malaxātus, perfect passive participle of malaxō (“to knead, malaxate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French malaxer.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pehmittää vaivaamaalla
- pehmittää vaivaamaallato soften by kneading
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APA
malaxate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaxate
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“malaxate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaxate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malaxate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaxate.
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