ablate

[ a-bleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.

1. to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:

   to ablate a metal surface with intense heat.

verb (used without object)

, ab·lat·ed, ab·lat·ing.

1. to become ablated; undergo ablation.

ablate

/ æbˈleɪt /

verb

1. tr to remove by ablation

Word History and Origins

Origin of ablate¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin ablātus “carried away,” past participle of auferre “to carry away,” from au-, variant of ab- ab- + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the element -lātus, earlier tlātus (unrecorded), thole ²( def ), tolerate ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ablate¹

C20: back formation from ablation

Example Sentences

But when the researchers genetically ablated these Mrgprb4 sensory neurons, sexual experiences no longer released dopamine and the female mice began rejecting the male mice’s advances after their first experience.

From Washington Post

That causes some of the ice to ablate into gas.

From Washington Post

I was told that I would eventually have in-utero surgery to ablate the veins connecting the twins, which would stop the perfusion.

From Washington Post

Robinson fades, agency ablated; whiteness occupies the forefront.

From New York Times

Zhang and colleagues showed that bulge regions are highly innervated by sympathetic neurons, and that ablating the SNS using a neurotoxin molecule, or blocking the release of noradrenaline from sympathetic neurons, prevented stress-induced greying.

From Nature