See also: ablaté

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Etymology [ edit ]

Derived from Middle English ablat (“taken away”), from Latin ablatum, past participle of auferre (“to remove”); ab- (“away”) +‎ ferre (“to carry”). First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s.[1] Returned into use as a back-formation from ablation.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( US ) IPA (key) : /əˈbleɪt/

IPA : Audio (US)

Verb [ edit ]

ablate (third-person singular simple present ablates, present participle ablating, simple past and past participle ablated)

( transitive ) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. [2] ( intransitive ) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. [2]

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French [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

ablate

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Participle [ edit ]

ablāte