Main Entry: ²lactate

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): lac·tat·ed; lac·tat·ing

Etymology: Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac

Date: circa 1889

: to secrete milk

— lac·ta·tion \lak-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— lac·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective