avel

A1V4E1L1
/əˈvɛl/

verb

To pull away.

OriginLatin āvellō ← Proto-Italic *welnō ← Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti →
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Meanings

avel1

verbavel (third-person singular simple present avels, present participle avelling, simple past and past participle avelled)

present singular third person avels · participle present avelling · participle past avelled · past avelled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo pull away.

avel2

nounavel (plural avels or avelim)

plural avels · plural avelim · alternative ovel

  1. JudaismA mourner.

Origin

avel · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wl̥néh₃ti
  8. Proto-Italic*welnō
  9. Latinvellō
  10. Latināvellō
  11. Englishavel

Borrowed from Latin āvellō.

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avel · noun

  1. Hebrewאבל
  2. Englishavel

From Hebrew אבל (avel).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with avel

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Anagrams

evalvalevealvelalevalave
Cite this entry
APA

avel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avel

MLA

“avel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avel.

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