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to beneficiate

to beneficiate

9.9
To take out unwanted parts from ore or raw materials to make them richer
  • verb
  • /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃieɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : beneficiar
  • Before smelting, the company must beneficiate the ore to increase its mineral content.

Examples

  • Certain mining operations automatically beneficiate low-grade ores as part of their processing workflow.

  • The new plant is able to beneficiate raw materials more efficiently than older facilities.

  • We need to beneficiate the raw materials before use.

  • The company beneficiates various metals to enhance their value.

  • Before smelting, the company must beneficiate the ore to increase its mineral content.

  • Certain mining operations automatically beneficiate low-grade ores as part of their processing workflow.

  • The new plant is able to beneficiate raw materials more efficiently than older facilities.

How Improved

to refine
  • Specialized
41 3.9
to beneficiate
  • Specialized
9.9
to enrich
85 3.9
to treat
211 3.2
to clean
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

beneficiate infinitive
beneficiated past
beneficiated past participle
beneficiating present participle
beneficiates third person singular

Morphology

beneficiate = benefici + ate

This is a learned Latinate verb built on the bound stem benefici- plus -ate, but the modern ore-processing meaning is not predictable from the parts for an average learner.

Etymology

Beneficiate comes from Latin parts bene ('well') and facere ('to make'), the same idea behind benefit. So to beneficiate something is to 'make it better', and in mining it means cleaning ore to improve its quality by removing impurities.