ablactate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌæblækˈteɪt/

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Verb

Plain form ablactate

Third-person singular ablactates

Past tense ablactated

Past participle ablactated

Present participle ablactating

1. (transitive) If you ablactate a baby, you stop giving it milk from a woman's breasts

   Babies are ablactated when they reach a certain age.

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