ablate
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /əˈbleɪt/
Verb

ablate (ablates, present participle ablating; past and past participle ablated)

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