"beneficiate" meaning in English

See beneficiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beneficiates [present, singular, third-person], beneficiating [participle, present], beneficiated [participle, past], beneficiated [past]
Etymology: From Spanish beneficiar (“to benefit, to work mines”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|beneficiar||to benefit, to work mines}} Spanish beneficiar (“to benefit, to work mines”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beneficiate (third-person singular simple present beneficiates, present participle beneficiating, simple past and past participle beneficiated)
  1. (mining, obsolete) To reduce (ores). Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Mining Related terms: beneficiation
    Sense id: en-beneficiate-en-verb-w4CTHpch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Topics: business, mining

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