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   avoid

   /əˈvɔɪd/

   verb

   • 1. keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something): "avoid excessive exposure to the sun" Similar keep away fromstay away fromsteer clear ofcircumventgive a wide berth togive something a misskeep at arm's lengthfight shy ofabstain fromrefrain fromabstain fromdesist fromforbear fromeschewOpposite confrontindulge
   • ▪ contrive not to meet (someone): "boys queued up to take Gloria out, but avoided Deirdre" Similar shunstay away fromevadekeep one's distance fromhide fromeludeignoreinformal, dated:give someone the go-byarchaic:bilkOpposite seek out
   • ▪ not go to or through (a place): "this route avoids downtown Boston"
   • ▪ prevent from happening: "book early to avoid disappointment"
   • 2. repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract): "if the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue, ownership of the goods would have reverted to him"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French evuider ‘clear out, get rid of’, from vuide ‘empty’ (see void).

   Derivatives

   • 1. avoider noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The verb avoid means to stop yourself from doing something or to keep something from happening. You might avoid the old lady next door who smells funny and always wants to pinch your cheek, or you could avoid a certain dangerous neighborhood in your city by taking a different route when you're walking home.