n. [ L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See Tolerate. ]
a. Diminishing;
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 ]
(Gram.) The ablative case. [ 1913 Webster ]
ablative absolute,