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Definition of Avoid
Avoid

To empty.

To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.

To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.

To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.

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.

To get rid of.

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.

To retire; to withdraw.

To become void or vacant.

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Avoid Quotations

One promises much, to avoid giving little.
Marquis De Vauvenargues

I avoid crazy women.
Jeremy London

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
Henry David Thoreau

Avoid running at all times.
Satchel Paige

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Mohandas Gandhi

Avoid Translations

avoid in Afrikaans is vermy
avoid in Dutch is mijden, uit de weg gaan, ontwijken
avoid in German is meide, vermeiden, vermeiden
avoid in Italian is evitare
avoid in Latin is parco, caveo
avoid in Portuguese is evite, evitar
avoid in Spanish is rehuir, evitar

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