ablate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈbleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form ablate

Third-person singular ablates

Past tense ablated

Past participle ablated

Present participle ablating

1. (transitive) If you ablate something, you remove it from an animal or plant.

   The young boy had his heart ablated because it was not working properly.