AVULSE

avulse

(verb) separate by avulsion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

avulse (third-person singular simple present avulses, present participle avulsing, simple past and past participle avulsed)

(medicine) To tear off forcibly.

Anagrams

• alveus, values

Source: Wiktionary


A*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]

Definition: To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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