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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Averruncate

· Av·er·run·cate · IPA /ævəˈɹʌŋkeɪt/
01 v. t. To avert; to ward off.
  1. 1.
    To avert; to ward off.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To root up.[Obs.]