Meaning of ablate

ab•late

Pronunciation: (a-blāt'), [key]

— v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

—v.t.

to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.: to ablate a metal surface with intense heat.

—v.i.

to become ablated; undergo ablation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

ablate (Thesaurus)

ablare ablation

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