Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avocate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
av-o-cate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avoco, avocatus. Doublet of avoke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

avocates (present, singular) avocating (participle, present) avocated (participle, past) avocated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

advocate vocate

Questions

What does avocate mean?
To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
Where does avocate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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