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ablates

US/əˈbleɪts/

ablates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ablate.

Meaning of ablate

Verb

ablate (third-person singular simple present ablates, present participle ablating, simple past and past participle ablated)

  1. (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.

Questions about ablates

What is ablates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ablates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ablate.
How do you pronounce ablates?
Ablates is pronounced /əˈbleɪts/ (US).

Words near ablates in the dictionary

  1. ablastin
  2. ablastous
  3. ablatable
  4. ablate
  5. ablated
  6. ablates
  7. ablating
  8. ablatio
  9. ablatio placentae
  10. ablatio retinae
  11. ablation

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