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ablating

US/əˈbleɪtɪŋ/

ablating is the present participle and gerund 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 ablating

What is ablating the present participle and gerund of?
Ablating is the present participle and gerund of ablate.
How do you pronounce ablating?
Ablating is pronounced /əˈbleɪtɪŋ/ (US).

Words near ablating in the dictionary

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

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