Ablate is a verb meaning to remove something by melting, vaporizing, or erosion, or to become ablated. It comes from the Latin 'ab-' (away) and 'ferre' (to carry).
Ablate es un verbo que significa eliminar algo por fusión, vaporización o erosión, o volverse ablacionado. Proviene del latín 'ab-' (lejos) y 'ferre' (llevar).
| Front | ablate \a-BLAYT\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr. To remove by melting, vaporizing, erosion, etc. verb intr. To become ablated. [Back-formation from ablation, from Latin ab- (away) + ferre (to carry). Earliest documented use: before 1475; ablation is from 1425.] "My anger scoured my insides, burned my love for him out of me, ablated my heart's interior walls." - Arthur Phillips; The Tragedy of Arthur; Random House; 2012. |
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