1. Made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
   "the rocket's ablated head shield"

1. Wear away through erosion or vaporization
   "The spacecraft's heat shield ablated during re-entry"
    
2. Remove an organ or bodily structure
   "The surgeon had to ablate part of the liver due to the tumour"

See also: decreased, reduced

Type of: remove, take, take away, wear, wear down, wear out, wear thin, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Ablated