ablactate

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/ˌæblækˈteɪt/

verb

To wean.

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wean
OriginLatin ablactātus →
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Meanings

verbablactate (third-person singular simple present ablactates, present participle ablactating, simple past and past participle ablactated)

present singular third person ablactates · participle present ablactating · participle past ablactated · past ablactated

  1. rareTo wean.

    Clausenamide (p.o., consecutive days) increased the density of hippocampal synapses and the number of mossy nerve fibre buddings in ablactated mice and adult rats (Zhang et al. 2001).

    2012, T. K. Lim, Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, volume 4

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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wean
Broader
deprive
Also see
wean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinablactātus
  2. Englishablactate

From Latin ablactātus, perfect passive participle of ablactō (“wean”), from ab + lactō (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cabaletta
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APA

ablactate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactate

MLA

“ablactate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablactate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactate.

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