Main Entry: ab·late

Pronunciation: \a-ˈblāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ab·lat·ed; ab·lat·ing

Etymology: Latin ablatus (past participle of auferre to remove), from ab- + latus, past participle of ferre — more at ukase, bear, tolerate

Date: 1542

transitive verb : to remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporatingintransitive verb : to become ablated; especially : vaporize 1