avocate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Av"o*cate transitive verb

Etymology

L. avocatus, p. p. of avocare; a, ab + vocare to call. Cf. Avoke, and see Vocal, a.

Definitions

1. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal. Obs. or Archaic

   One who avocateth his mind from other occupations. Barrow.

   He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome. Robertson.