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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Avocate

· Av·o·cate · IPA
01 v. t. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.
  1. 1.
    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.