Ablate - English meaning

verb

Remove (body tissue) surgically.

Usage examples:

Therapeutic intervention to ablate existing cancer cells

verb

Gradually remove material from or erode (a surface or object) by melting, evaporation, frictional action, etc., or erode (material) in this way.

Usage examples:

Drying winds slowly ablate away the ice

verb

To remove body tissue surgically (= by a medical operation)

Usage examples:

The aim of the operation is to ablate the diseased bowel while preserving normal function.

verb

To remove surface material from a rock, a glacier (= mass of ice), etc. by the action of wind, melting, or friction

Usage examples:

The two comets are entirely ablated before they hit the earth's surface.