Answer: ablate

AnswerCrossword Clue
ABLATERemove by evaporation
ABLATERemove by cutting
ABLATERemove by melting
ABLATEVaporize
ABLATERemove by erosion
ABLATERemove, as by surgery
ABLATEErode
ABLATEWear away, as a metallic surface
ABLATEErode away
ABLATEWear away through erosion
ablatebecome ablated
ablateto remove by cutting
ablateto remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.
ablateto become ablated; undergo ablation
ablateto remove or destroy especially by cutting, abrading, or evaporating