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

1 sense of lactate

Sense 1
breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck -- (give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places")
       => feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")

Antonyms of adj lactating

1 sense of lactating

Sense 1
wet (vs. dry), lactating -- (producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows")


Similarity of adj lactating

1 sense of lactating

Sense 1
wet (vs. dry), lactating -- (producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows")
       => fresh -- (having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh")