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verb
To reduce (ores or other raw materials)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: business, mining
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verb
process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: process, treat
History
Etymology tree Latin beneficus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin beneficiumbor. Spanish beneficio Spanish -ar Spanish beneficiarbor. English beneficiate Borrowed from Spanish beneficiar (“to benefit, to work mines”).
