lac ‧ tate /lækˈteɪt $ ˈlækteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of lactare , from lac ; LACTIC ]
if a woman or female animal lactates, she produces milk to feed her baby or babies with
lac ‧ tate /lækˈteɪt $ ˈlækteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of lactare , from lac ; LACTIC ]
if a woman or female animal lactates, she produces milk to feed her baby or babies with
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012