ablactate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab laktāt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ab•lac•tate  (ab laktāt),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
  1. Developmental Biologyto wean.
  • Late Latin ablactātus weaned (past participle of ablactāre), equivalent. to ab- ab- + lact- (stem of lac) milk + -ātus -ate1
ab′lac•tation, n. 


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