ablactate

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English

Etymology

From Latin ablactātus, perfect passive participle of ablactō (“wean”), from ab + lactō (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæblækˈteɪt/
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Verb

ablactate (third-person singular simple present ablactates, present participle ablactating, simple past and past participle ablactated)

  1. (rare) To wean.
    • 2012, T. K. Lim, Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, volume 4:
      Clausenamide (p.o., consecutive days) increased the density of hippocampal synapses and the number of mossy nerve fibre buddings in ablactated mice and adult rats (Zhang et al. 2001).

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Verb

ablactāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ablactō
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