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əˈvʌlsavulse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. avulseverb

    separate by avulsion

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  1. avulseverb

    To tear off forcibly.

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  1. avulse

    To avulse is to pull off or tear away forcibly. It is often used in medical context to describe the tearing away of a body part, typically a limb, suddenly and violently.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Avulseverb

    to pluck or pull off

  2. Etymology: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Avulse

    a-vuls′, v.t. to pluck or tear away.—n. Avul′sion, forcible separation. [L. avell-ĕre, avulsum.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of avulse in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of avulse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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