evitate
English
Etymology
Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).
Verb
evitate (third-person singular simple present evitates, present participle evitating, simple past and past participle evitated)
- (obsolete) To shun; to avoid.
- a. 1597, Shakespeare, William, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 5:
- Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hours
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Synonyms
- For semantic relationships of this term, see avoid in the Thesaurus.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Adverb
evitate
- present adverbial passive participle of eviti
Italian
Verb
evitate
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
ēvītāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ēvītō
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