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Averruncate

Averruncate \Av`er*run"cate\, v. t. [L. averruncare to avert; a, ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out. Cf. Aberuncate.]

  1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.]
    --Hudibras.

  2. To root up. [Obs.]
    --Johnson.

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averruncate

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To avert; to ward off. 2 (context transitive English) To root up.