avulse
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of avulse
1755–65; < Latin āvulsus, past participle of āvellere to pluck off, tear away, equivalent to ā- a- 4 + vul-, past participle stem of vellere to forcibly pull, pluck + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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“Rivers are perturbed all the time but only avulse if they are set up by enough deposition,” he says.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2021
Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2021
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