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ablate

verb

1. wear away through erosion or vaporization

• Derivationally related forms: ↑ablative, ↑ablation

• Hypernyms: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down, ↑wear thin

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s something

2. remove an organ or bodily structure

• Derivationally related forms: ↑ablation

• Topics: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process

• Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

Useful english dictionary. 2012.