verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To shun; to avoid. obsolete

   "Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hours"

Synonyms

All synonyms

avoid

Example

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"Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hours"

Etymology

From Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).

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