English

Verb

ablate ‎(third-person singular simple present ablates, present participle ablating, simple past and past participle ablated)

1. (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. [Late 15^th century.]^[2]
2. (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. [Mid 20^th century.]^[2]

Derived terms

• ablator

Related terms

• ablation
• ablative

References

1. ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 3
2. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

French

Verb

ablate

1. first-person singular present indicative of ablater
2. third-person singular present indicative of ablater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ablater
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of ablater
5. second-person singular imperative of ablater

Anagrams

• établa

Latin

Participle

ablāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ablātus