Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ablactate

1 sense of ablactate

Sense 1
wean, ablactate -- (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle")
       => deprive -- (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)