\Av`er*run"cate\, v. t. [L. averruncare to avert; a,
ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and
eruncare to root out. Cf. {Aberuncate}.]
1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
2. To root up. [Obs.] --Johnson.