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Ablate(health)
ablate(dictionary)

ablate (iou)



ablate verb. L15.
[Latin ablat- pa. ppl stem of auferre take away: see -ATE3. In mod. use as back-form. from ABLATION.]
verb trans. Take away, remove, spec. by ablation (sense 3); erode by ablation. L15.
verb intrans. Undergo ablation (sense 3). M20.
ablator noun (a layer of) a material which undergoes ablation (sense 3) M20.