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ablate

/əˈbleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ab-late
IPA
/əˈbleɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

Transitive verb

verb

To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂tós Latin latus Latin ablātusder. Middle English ablatder. Late Latin ablātiōder. Middle English albacioun English ablationbf. English ablate 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ablat, ablātus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ablates (present, singular) ablating (participle, present) ablated (participle, past) ablated (past)

Derived Forms

ablatable ablator abliterate abliteration electroablate

Frequently Paired Words

ablation ablative

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ablate?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbleɪt/.
What does ablate mean?
To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
Where does ablate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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