avocate
Avocate
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for avocate
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing avocate
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate avocate into French
Translate avocate into German
Translate avocate into Italian
Translate avocate into another language
00:10
Avocate
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
