Ab*jur"er (&?;), n. One who abjures.
Ab*lac"tate (&?;), v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.] Bailey.
Ab`lac*ta"tion (&?;). n. 1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.
2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.
Ab*la"que*ate (&?;), v. t. [L. ablaqueatus, p. p. of. ablaqueare; fr. ab + laqueus a noose.] To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.] Bailey.
Ab*la`que*a"tion (&?;), n. [L. ablaqueatio.] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Ab`las*tem"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?; growth.] (Biol.) Non-germinal.
Ab*la"tion (&?;), n. [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See Tolerate.] 1. A carrying or taking away; removal. Jer. Taylor.