ablactate

verb

gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

- she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk

- The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle

• Syn: ↑wean

• Derivationally related forms: ↑weaning (for: ↑wean)

• Hypernyms: ↑deprive

• Entailment:

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s somebody

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—ablactation, n.

/ab lak"tayt/, v.t., ablactated, ablactating.

to wean.

[ < LL ablactatus weaned (ptp. of ablactare), equiv. to ab- AB- + lact- (s. of lac) milk + -atus -ATE¹]

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† ablactate, v. Obs. rare^—0.

(æbˈlækteɪt)

[f. L. ablactāt- ppl. stem of ablactā-re to wean; f. ab off + lactāre to suckle; f. lac, lact-, milk.]

‘To wean from the breast.’ J.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Ablactate — Ab*lac tate, v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ablactate — ablactation, n. /ab lak tayt/, v.t., ablactated, ablactating. to wean. [ < LL ablactatus weaned (ptp. of ablactare), equiv. to ab AB + lact (s. of lac) milk + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
ablactate — verb To wean Bailey … Wiktionary
ablactate — v. wean, break a child or young animal from its mother s milk … English contemporary dictionary
ablactate — /æbˈlækteɪt/ (say ab laktayt) verb (t) (ablactated, ablactating) to wean. {Latin ablactātus, past participle} –ablactation /ˌæblækˈteɪʃən/ (say .ablak tayshuhn), noun …
ablactate — v.t. wean. ♦ ablactation, n … Dictionary of difficult words

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