beneficiate

[ ben-uh-fish-ee-eyt ]

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verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.

beneficiated, beneficiating.

to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beneficiate¹

1870–75, Americanism; < Spanish benefici ( ar ) to benefit, profit from (especially mining or farming) (verbal derivative of beneficio < Latin beneficium; benefice ) + -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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Most businessmen had never heard of the company and they were baffled by its purpose, which is to "beneficiate" an ore named taconite.

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