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avoid

verb

1 avoid

Stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.

Roget 603: be unwilling etc. adj.; nill; dislike etc. 867; grudge, begrudge; not be able to find it in one's heart to, not have the stomach to.    demur, stick at, scruple, ... show more

Roget 623: abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt; not do etc. 681; maintain the even tenor of one's way.    eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, ... show more

Roget 867: mislike misrelish, dislike, disrelish; mind, object to; have rather not, would rather not, prefer not to, not care for; have a dislike for, conceive a dislike to, entertain a dislike for, take a dislike to, ... show more

Dutch: mijden, ontwijken, vermijden

2 avoid

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening:
— Let's avoid a confrontation.

synonyms: avert, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off.

Dutch: afwenden, afweren, bewaren, overbodig, verhoeden, verijdelen, vermijden, voorkomen

3 avoid

Refrain from doing something.

4 avoid

Refrain from certain foods or beverages:
— During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day.

synonym: keep off.

5 avoid

Declare invalid.

synonyms: annul, invalidate, nullify, quash, void.

Dutch: casseren, oblitereren, vernietigen


Moby thesaurus: abstain, abstain from, avert, be stuck-up, bilk, blench, blink, circumvent, cringe, debar, deflect, divert, do without, dodge, double, draw back, duck, elude, escape, eschew ... show more.

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