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ab·late
 ablate
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- 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. |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become ablated.
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related words: |
waste |
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