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Noun: lactate  'lak,teyt
  1. A salt or ester of lactic acid
Verb: lactate  'lak,teyt
  1. (of a woman) produce breast milk for a baby to drink
    - breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, give suck [archaic]

Derived forms: lactating, lactated, lactates

Type of: ester, feed, give, salt

Antonym: bottlefeed

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