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View synonyms for ablate

ablate

[ a-bleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.
  1. to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:

    to ablate a metal surface with intense heat.



verb (used without object)

, ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.
  1. to become ablated; undergo ablation.

ablate

/ æbˈleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to remove by ablation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ablate1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin ablātus “carried away,” past participle of auferre “to carry away,” from au-, variant of ab- ab- + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the element -lātus, earlier tlātus (unrecorded), thole 2( def ), tolerate ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ablate1

C20: back formation from ablation
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Example Sentences

So it is very plausible that low-density stuff from Bennu … would ablate higher in the atmosphere and not have a chance to create meteorites at all.

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