English Explanatory Dictionary

ablaqueate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil.

Word forms

ablaqueate ablaqueates ablaqueating ablaqueated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ablaqueātus (“loosened, dug up”), past participle of ablaqueō (“to disentangle”), formed from ab- + laqueō (“noose”).

Derived words

ablaqueation
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