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ab·la·tive 1
(ăb′lə-tĭv)adj.
Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating separation, direction away from, sometimes manner or agency, and the object of certain verbs. It is found in Latin and other Indo-European languages.
n.
1. The ablative case.
2. A word in this case.
[Middle English, from Latin ablātīvus, from ablātus, carried away; see ablation.]
ab·la·tive 2
(ă-blā′tĭv)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or capable of ablation.
2. Tending to ablate.
[From ablation.]
ab·la′tive·ly adv.
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ablatively
(ˈæblətɪvlɪ)adv
in a way that relates to the melting or wearing away of an expendable partin a way that relates to the ablative case
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