ablactate

[ ab-lak-teyt ]

/ æbˈlæk teɪt /

verb (used with object), ab·lac·tat·ed, ab·lac·tat·ing.

to wean.

Nearby words

abkhaz, abkhazia, abkhazian, abl, abl., ablactate, ablactation, ablare, ablate, ablation, ablative

Origin of ablactate

< Late Latin ablactātus weaned (past participle of ablactāre), equivalent to ab- ab- + lact- (stem of lac) milk + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsab·lac·ta·tion, noun

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