| ablative |
| ablative | (n) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb, Syn. ablative case |
| ablative | (adj) relating to the ablative case |
| ablative | (adj) tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature, Example: ablative material on a rocket cone |
| ablative absolute | (n) a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier |
| Ablative | a. [ F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus fr. ablatus. See Ablation. ] Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ablative | (Gram.) The ablative case. [ 1913 Webster ]
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