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avoiding

/əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
  2. To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
  3. To try not to do something or to have something happen
  4. To make empty; to clear.
  5. To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
  6. To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
  7. Avoidance.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

keep off(English)keep from(English)avert(English)stave off(English)debar(English)obviate(English)nullify(English)annul(English)relegation(English)obstacles(English)negatively(English)hazards(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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