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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.

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