intransitive verb. To remove or destroy the function of (a body organ or tissue).

intransitive verb. To remove by erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

intransitive verb. To become ablated; undergo ablation.

To take away; remove.

verb. remove an organ or bodily structure

verb. wear away through erosion or vaporization

"Orion's heat shield, the dish-shaped thermal protection system at the base of the spacecraft, will endure the most heat and will erode, or "ablate," in a controlled fashion, transporting heat away from the crew module during its descent through the atmosphere."

ablation  ablative  

ablator  

remove  take  take away  wear  wear down  

abate  abrade  abrase  absorb  assimilate  

ablated  ablates  ablating