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Definition of Malaxate
1. malax [v MALAXATED, MALAXATING, MALAXATES] - See also: malax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malaxate
Literary usage of Malaxate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... tame; spec, scumble, dull. Antonyms: see EMBITTER, HARDEN. 8. Referring to
physical softness: mollify (rare), tender (tech. or spec.), malaxate (rare) ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"[< mal(ie) + -ate1.] In ehem., any salt of malic acid. < /га/ш-óf, soft.] Same as
malaxate. I directed one of my servants to apply an ..."
3. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"... same etymon as malaxate. One in whom the testicles have not descended. It has,
also, been used synonymously w'th ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science ... with French and Other by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"... same etymon as malaxate. One in whom the testicles have not descended. It has,
also, been used synonymously wHh ..."
5. Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Adapted to the by John Walker (1874)
"To malaxate, md-lacks'-ite, 188: eo To make soft: hence jl/'iiu ru'riin, the act
of softening. MALE=malc,a. and *. Of the sex that begets young, ..."
6. The Pharmacist (1871)
"... and, with the hands malaxate them vigorously for fifteen minutes, aiming to
disengage the mucous secretion, then add a pint of water, ..."
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