averruncate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To avert; to ward off.
  2. To root up.

Pronunciation

/ævəˈɹʌŋkeɪt/

Word forms

averruncate averruncates averruncating averruncated

Etymology

From Latin āverruncāre (“to avert”), from āb (“off”) + verruncāre (“to turn”), but interpreted as being āb + ēruncāre (“to weed out”), and spelled accordingly.

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