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| 1. | [ verb ] stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something | |
| Examples: | "Her former friends now avoid her" |
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| Related terms: | confront miss get_off bypass shy_away_from shun hedge keep_off ware avoidance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening | |
| Synonyms: | avert head_off stave_off ward_off obviate fend_off deflect debar | |
| Examples: | "Let's avoid a confrontation" "head off a confrontation" "avert a strike" |
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| Related terms: | prevent obviation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] refrain from doing something | |
| Synonyms: | refrain_from keep_from abstain_from desist_from forbear_from | |
| Examples: | "She refrains from calling her therapist too often" "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires" |
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| Related terms: | spare shirk abstain | |
| 4. | [ verb ] refrain from certain foods or beverages | |
| Synonyms: | keep_off | |
| Examples: | "I keep off drugs" "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" |
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| Related terms: | abstain | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (law) declare invalid | |
| Synonyms: | invalidate void quash nullify annul | |
| Examples: | "The contract was annulled" "avoid a plea" |
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| Related terms: | validate cancel break stet nullifier invalidator nothingness annulment | |
| Similar spelling: |
avid Avitia aviate avowed |
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