| VERB | consumption | ablactate, wean | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
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| Meaning | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | wean | |
| Entails | breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | give suck to |
| Broader | deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
| Spanish | ablactar, destetar | |
| Catalan | deslletar, desmamar | |
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