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evite

[ih-vahyt]

e·vite

[ih-vahyt]
verb (used with object), e·vit·ed, e·vit·ing. Archaic.
to avoid; shun.

Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin ēvītāre, equivalent to ē- e- + vītāre to avoid
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evite (ɪˈvaɪt)
 
vb
an archaic word for avoid

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