noun

1. barley or other grain softened by soaking in water until it sprouts and then kiln-dried: used for brewing and distilling certain alcoholic beverages or liquors
2. a beverage or liquor made from malt, esp. beer, ale, or the like
3. ☆ Informal malted milk

Etymology: ME malte < OE mealt, akin to Ger malz < IE *mel-d, soft < base *mel-, to crush, grind > melt, mill

adjective

transitive verb

1. to change (barley, etc.) into malt or something maltlike
2. to treat or prepare (milk, etc.) with malt or malt extract

intransitive verb

1. to be changed into malt or something maltlike
2. to change barley, etc. into malt