ablate
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ab·late
(ă-blāt') 
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.tr.
To become ablated; undergo ablation.
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.tr.
- Medicine. To excise, amputate, or otherwise destroy the biological function of (a body tissue, for example).
- To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
To become ablated; undergo ablation.
[Back-formation from ABLATION.]
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(ă-blāt')
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To remove or destroy the function of.
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