Averruncate
Pronunciation : Av`er*run"cate
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [L. averruncare to avert; a, ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and eruncare to root out. Cf. Aberuncate.]
Definition : 1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.] Hudibras.
2. To root up. [Obs.] Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913