ALL meanings of ablate
ab·late
A a - verb ablate to remove by ablation 3
- verb transitive ablate to remove, as by surgery 3
- verb transitive ablate to wear away, melt, or vaporize (surface material) by entering into or passing through the atmosphere at supersonic speed 3
- verb transitive ablate to wear away, as by erosion 3
- intransitive verb ablate to undergo ablation 3
- verb with object ablate to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.: to ablate a metal surface with intense heat. 1
- verb without object ablate to become ablated; undergo ablation. 1
- noun ablate (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. (Late 15th century.). 1
- transitive verb ablate medicine: remove 1
- verb ablate (Intransitive Verb) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. 0