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        a·void

        avoid

         
         
        pronunciation:
        voId
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        part of speech: verb
        inflections: avoids, avoiding, avoided
        definition: to keep away from.
        He avoided the other car by swerving.
        synonyms:
        evade
        antonyms:
        confront, face, face up to, pursue
        similar words:
        avert, bypass, dodge, duck, elude, help, miss, neglect, shirk, skirt
        derivations: avoidable (adj.), avoidably (adv.), avoider (n.)
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