\Av"o*cate\, v. t. [L. avocatus, p. p. of avocare; a, ab
+ vocare to call. Cf. {Avoke}, and see {Vocal}, a.]
To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another
tribunal. [Obs. or Archaic]
      One who avocateth his mind from other occupations.
                                               --Barrow.
      He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome.
                                               --Robertson.