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lactate (1)

lac·tate [ lák tàyt ] (past and past participle lac·tat·ed, present participle lac·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular lac·tates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
produce milk: to produce milk in the body ( refers to female mammals )

[Late 19th century. Back-formation <lactation]
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