Find the word definition

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Averruncation

Averruncation \Av`er*run*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. averroncation.]

  1. The act of averting. [Obs.]

  2. Eradication. [R.]
    --De Quincey.

Wiktionary
averruncation

n. 1 The act of averting. 2 eradication.