ablate

Etymology

Derived from Middle English ablat (“taken away”), from Latin ablatum, past participle of auferre (“to remove”); ab- (“away”) + ferre (“to carry”). First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s. Returned into use as a back-formation from ablation.

verb

1. (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
2. (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.