ablate
[a-
bleyt
]
/æˈbleɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
ablated,
ablating.
1.
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
to ablate a metal surface with intense heat.
verb (used without object)
,
ablated,
ablating.
2.
to become ablated; undergo
ablation
.
Origin
1535-45;
<
Latin
ablātus
carried away (past participle of
auferre
), equivalent to
ab-
ab-
+
lātus
(past participle of
ferre
to bear); see
-ate
1
British Dictionary definitions for
ablate
ablate
/
æbˈleɪt
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to remove by ablation
Word Origin
C20: back formation from
ablation
ablate
in Medicine
ablate
ab·late (ā-blāt')
v.
ab·lat·ed
,
ab·lat·ing
,
ab·lates
To remove or destroy the function of.