ablaqueate

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ablaqueātus (“loosened, dug up”), past participle of ablaqueō (“to disentangle”), formed from ab- + laqueō (“noose”). === Verb === ablaqueate (third-person singular simple present ablaqueates, present participle ablaqueating, simple past and past participle ablaqueated) (transitive, obsolete) To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Verb === ablaqueāte second-person plural present active imperative of ablaqueō