avoco

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove, separate, turn.
  • I distract or divert someone's attention.
  • I dissuade, discourage, divert.
  • I interrupt, hinder.
  • I divert by cheering; cheer, amuse, occupy.
  • (legal) I reclaim, recall, withdraw, confiscate.
  • I revoke, disavow.

Etymology

Affix from Latin vocō (call, I call, summon, invoke, name) root from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (speak, sound, sound out, utter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekʷ-

Gloss

speak, sound, sound out, utter

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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