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ablactate

[ ab-lak-teyt ]
/ æbˈlæk teɪt /
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verb (used with object), ab·lac·tat·ed, ab·lac·tat·ing.
to wean.
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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

abjure, Abkhaz, Abkhazia, Abkhazian, abl., ablactate, ablactation, à blanc, ablare, ablate, ablation
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