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ablater

to perform ablation of; to ablate; to progressively remove (usually in small amounts) due to an ablation process

Usage

A medical/surgical verb meaning "to ablate" — to remove tissue or an organ, or to destroy it in place (e.g., by heat or radiation), the verb form behind the more common noun ablation. Purely clinical vocabulary.

Examples
  • Le chirurgien a dû ablater une partie de la tumeur.The surgeon had to ablate part of the tumor.
  • On ablate le tissu endommagé par cryothérapie.The damaged tissue is ablated by cryotherapy.
  • L'intervention consiste à ablater la zone concernée.The procedure involves ablating the affected area.
Common mistake

This verb is really only used in medical contexts — French speakers describing a routine operation informally are far more likely to say enlever (to remove) than ablater, which sounds like it's lifted straight from a medical report (because it usually is).

Often confused with enlever.

Simple tenses

Present

jeablate
tuablates
il/elleablate
nousablatons
vousablatez
ils/ellesablatent

Imperfect

jeablatais
tuablatais
il/elleablatait
nousablations
vousablatiez
ils/ellesablataient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeablatai
tuablatas
il/elleablata
nousablatâmes
vousablatâtes
ils/ellesablatèrent

Future

jeablaterai
tuablateras
il/elleablatera
nousablaterons
vousablaterez
ils/ellesablateront

Conditional

jeablaterais
tuablaterais
il/elleablaterait
nousablaterions
vousablateriez
ils/ellesablateraient

Subjunctive

jeablate
tuablates
il/elleablate
nousablations
vousablatiez
ils/ellesablatent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeablatasse
tuablatasses
il/elleablatât
nousablatassions
vousablatassiez
ils/ellesablatassent

Imperative

tuablate
nousablatons
vousablatez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai ablaté
tuas ablaté
il/ellea ablaté
nousavons ablaté
vousavez ablaté
ils/ellesont ablaté

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais ablaté
tuavais ablaté
il/elleavait ablaté
nousavions ablaté
vousaviez ablaté
ils/ellesavaient ablaté

Passé antérieur

jeeus ablaté
tueus ablaté
il/elleeut ablaté
nouseûmes ablaté
vouseûtes ablaté
ils/elleseurent ablaté

Futur antérieur

jeaurai ablaté
tuauras ablaté
il/elleaura ablaté
nousaurons ablaté
vousaurez ablaté
ils/ellesauront ablaté

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais ablaté
tuaurais ablaté
il/elleaurait ablaté
nousaurions ablaté
vousauriez ablaté
ils/ellesauraient ablaté

Subjonctif passé

jeaie ablaté
tuaies ablaté
il/elleait ablaté
nousayons ablaté
vousayez ablaté
ils/ellesaient ablaté

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse ablaté
tueusses ablaté
il/elleeût ablaté
nouseussions ablaté
vouseussiez ablaté
ils/elleseussent ablaté

Impératif passé

tuaie ablaté
nousayons ablaté
vousayez ablaté

Other

Present participle

ablatant

Past participle

ablaté

Infinitive

ablater

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Frequently asked questions

What does "ablater" mean?

"ablater" means "to perform ablation of; to ablate; to progressively remove (usually in small amounts) due to an ablation process".

How do you conjugate "ablater" in the present tense?

The present of "ablater" is: je ablate, tu ablates, il/elle ablate, nous ablatons, vous ablatez, ils/elles ablatent.

What is the Passé composé of "ablater"?

The passé composé of "ablater" is: je ai ablaté, tu as ablaté, il/elle a ablaté, nous avons ablaté, vous avez ablaté, ils/elles ont ablaté.

What is the Imperative of "ablater"?

The imperative of "ablater" is: tu ablate, nous ablatons, vous ablatez.