Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

ablactate

American  
[ab-lak-teyt] / æbˈlæk teɪt /

verb (used with object)

ablactated, ablactating

  1. to wean.

Other Word Forms

  • ablactation noun

Etymology

Origin of ablactate

< Late Latin ablactātus weaned (past participle of ablactāre ), equivalent to ab- ab- + lact- (stem of lac ) milk + -ātus -ate 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Shall the ablactated soul feel only the blooming, not also the faded body?

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.