ablactate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
    wean.
    • 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

WordNet

Ab*lac"tate transitive verb
Etymology
L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.
Definitions
  1. To wean. R. Bailey.

Webster 1913