ablate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ablat (“taken away”), from Latin ablātus, past participle of auferō (“to remove”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s. Returned into use as a back-formation from ablation. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈbleɪt/ === Verb === ablate (third-person singular simple present ablates, present participle ablating, simple past and past participle ablated) (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. [Late 15th century.] (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. [Mid 20th century.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ablation ablative === References === === Anagrams === Labate, tabela, tablea == French == === Verb === ablate inflection of ablater: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === établa == Latin == === Participle === ablāte vocative masculine singular of ablātus