Avoid
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Avoid
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1 a.
To empty.
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2 a.
To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
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3 a.
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
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4 a.
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
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5 a.
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
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6 a.
To get rid of.
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7 a.
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.
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8 v. i.
To retire; to withdraw.
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9 v. i.
To become void or vacant.
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10 a.
To empty.
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11 a.
To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
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12 a.
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
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13 a.
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
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14 a.
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
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15 a.
To get rid of.
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16 a.
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.
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17 v. i.
To retire; to withdraw.
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18 v. i.
To become void or vacant.