avulse
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a·vulse
(ə-vŭls′)tr.v. a·vulsed, a·vuls·ing, a·vuls·es
To separate, cut, or tear off by avulsion.
[Latin āvellere, āvuls-, to tear off : ā-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + vellere, to pull.]
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avulse
(əˈvʌls)vb (tr)
to remove or take away by force
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a•vulse
(əˈvʌls)v.t.
to pull off or tear away forcibly: to avulse a ligament.
[1755–65; < Latin āvulsus, past participle of āvellere to pluck off, tear away =ā- a-4 + vellere to forcibly pull, pluck]
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avulse
- To tear or pull away or pluck off.See also related terms for tear.
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| Verb | 1. | avulse - separate by avulsion separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
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