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relactated

relactated is the simple past and past participle of relactate.

Meaning of relactate

Verb

relactate (third-person singular simple present relactates, present participle relactating, simple past and past participle relactated)

  1. (intransitive) To resume lactating, after stopping for a period of weeks or longer.
    • “I have considered trying to relactate,” said Ms. Williams, referring to the difficult process of trying to restart breastfeeding after it has been stopped for weeks or months.2022 May 16, Catherine Pearson, “Amid a Worsening Formula Shortage, Mothers Are Asked: ‘Why Not Breastfeed?’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about relactated

What is relactated the simple past and past participle of?
Relactated is the simple past and past participle of relactate.

Words near relactated in the dictionary

  1. relacquer
  2. relacquered
  3. relacquering
  4. relacquers
  5. relactate
  6. relactated
  7. relactates
  8. relactating
  9. relactation
  10. relade
  11. reladed

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