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Definitions for Avoid

[1] to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
[2] to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.
[3] Law . to make void or of no effect; invalidate.
[4] Obsolete . to empty; eject or expel.
[5] to keep out of the way of
[6] to refrain from doing
[7] to prevent from happening to avoid damage to machinery
[8] law to make (a plea, contract, etc) void; invalidate; quash
[9] obsolete to expel
[10] obsolete to depart from

Words related to Avoid

dodge, avert, sidestep, evade, bypass, escape, shun, shy, jump, abstain, hide, shake, circumvent, divert, eschew, deflect, obviate, elude, desist, recoil

Words nearby Avoid

avodire, avogadro, avogadro's constant, avogadro's law, avogadro's number, avoid, avoid like the plague, avoidance, avoidance play, avoidant, avoidant personality

Origin of Avoid

1250–30; Middle English avoiden < Anglo-French avoider, equivalent to a- a-4 + voider to void

Words that may be confused with Avoid

avoid, evade, avoid, ovoid

Other words from Avoid

a·void·a·ble , adjective
a·void·a·bly , adverb
a·void·er , noun
non·a·void·a·ble , adjective
non·a·void·a·ble·ness , noun
non·a·void·a·bly , adverb
un·a·void·ing , adjective

Word origin for Avoid

C14: from Anglo-French avoider, from Old French esvuidier, from vuidier to empty, void

Synonyms for Avoid

avert, bypass, dodge, escape, evade, fend off, shun, sidestep, ward off, abstain, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, duck, elude, eschew, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shirk, shy, skip, skirt, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, fake out, give the slip, hold off, keep clear, lay low, run for cover, shake and bake, shake off, shrink from, shuffle off, skip out on, skip town, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside