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averruncate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ævəˈɹʌŋkeɪt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To avert; to ward off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To root up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: искореня́ть (iskorenjátʹ) — to root up
  • Russian: вырыва́ть с ко́рнем (vyryvátʹ s kórnem) — to root up