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Definition of lactate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lactate

verb

NAmE//ˈlækteɪt//

[intransitive] (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lactate

he / she / it lactates

past simple lactated

-ing form lactating

(of a woman or female animal) to produce milk from the breasts to feed a baby or young animal

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lactation

NAmE//lækˈteɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the period of lactationSee lactate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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