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ablactate

[ ab-lak-teyt ]
/ 忙b藞l忙k te瑟t /
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verb (used with object), ab路lac路tat路ed, ab路lac路tat路ing.
to wean.
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Origin of ablactate

<Late Latin ablact膩tus weaned (past participle of ablact膩re), equivalent to ab-ab- + lact- (stem of lac) milk + -膩tus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM ablactate

ab路lac路ta路tion, noun

Words nearby ablactate

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