Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Malax \Ma"lax\, Malaxate \Ma*lax"ate\, v. t. [L. malaxare,
   malaxatum, cf. Gr. ?, fr. ? soft: cf. F. malaxer.]
   To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner
   substance. [R.]