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Ablactate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Ablactate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

"she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"

"The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"

2

To wean.

See Also
ablactates ablactation ablactating
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
deprive

Origin

Ablactate comes from the Latin word ablactatus, which means "weaned." It is formed by combining ab (away) and lactare (to suckle), originally referring to the act of stopping a child from nursing.

Rhyming Words
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