benficiate
/bɛnˈfɪʃieɪt/
verb
- To process or treat a raw material (such as ore or coal) to improve its purity or quality.
- The mining company built a new plant to beneficiate the iron ore before shipping.
- Engineers developed a method to beneficiate low-grade copper ore more efficiently.
- They use a chemical process to beneficiate the phosphate rock for fertilizer.