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ABLACTATE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Example:
The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
Synonyms:
ablactate; wean
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "ablactate" is one way to...):
deprive (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)
"Ablactate" entails doing...:
breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse; suck; suckle; wet-nurse (give suck to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody