beneficiate
beneficiate · beneficiates · beneficiated · beneficiating
To reduceTo reduce (ores or other raw materials)
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To reduce (ores or other raw materials)
process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish beneficiar (“to benefit, to work mines”).Borrowed from Spanish beneficiar (“to benefit, to work mines”).
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Forms
beneficiates, beneficiating, beneficiated, beneficiated| Base form | beneficiate · to beneficiate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | beneficiates |
| Present participle | beneficiating |
| Past simple | beneficiated |
| Past participle | beneficiated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbeneficiation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle