Associations to the word «Ablate»

Wiktionary

ABLATE, verb. (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. [Late 15th century.]
ABLATE, verb. (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. [Mid 20th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABLATE, verb. Wear away through erosion or vaporization.
ABLATE, verb. Remove an organ or bodily structure.

Wise words

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Martin Luther King Jr.