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Avulse

//əˈvʌls// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To tear off forcibly.

    "An alternative is to avulse the nail of the second or third toe […]"

  2. 2
    separate by avulsion wordnet

Etymology

From Latin avulsus, past participle of avello: ab- + vellō.

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