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ablate

ab·late

ablate

 
pronunciation:
bleIt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: ablates, ablating, ablated
definition: to wear away or otherwise remove (a surface), as by heat or erosion.
Heat will be used to ablate the tumor.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become ablated.
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