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ablactate

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ab⋅lac⋅tate

  [ab-lak-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to wean.
Origin:
< LL ablactātus weaned (ptp. of ablactāre), equiv. to ab- ab- + lact- (s. of lac) milk + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ab⋅lac⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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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] 
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