averruncate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin āverruncāre (“to avert”), from āb (“off”) + verruncāre (“to turn”), but interpreted as being āb + ēruncāre (“to weed out”), and spelled accordingly. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ævəˈɹʌŋkeɪt/ === Verb === averruncate (third-person singular simple present averruncates, present participle averruncating, simple past and past participle averruncated) (transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off. (transitive, rare) To root up. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== averruncator ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === āverruncāte second-person plural present active imperative of āverruncō