averruncate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Av`er*run"cate transitive verb

Etymology

L. averruncare to avert; a, ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out. Cf. Aberuncate.

Definitions

1. To avert; to ward off. Obs. Hudibras.
2. To root up. Obs. Johnson.