ablactate

[ ab-lak-teyt ]
/ æbˈlæk teɪt /

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

to wean.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of ablactate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ablactate

ab·lac·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby ablactate

abkhaz, abkhazia, abkhazian, abl, abl., ablactate, ablactation, ablare, ablate, ablation, ablative
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020