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avoid
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[ verb ] stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Examples "Her former friends now avoid her" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Some plant-location specialists take these signs to mean St._Louis county does n't want industry , and so they avoid the area , and more jobs are lost . (The Christian Science Monitor...)Would he take_pains to avoid it ? (The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)We should avoid these congestion points or , putting it another way , keep ars starting and ending on the East_side of the river - on the East_side . (The New Republic, 145: 19...)To avoid suspicion of bigotry , let the hand of vengeance be stayed until the meat-wagon has picked_up the twenty-five thousandth corpse ; but let the twenty-five thousand and first butchery be the signal for the arrest of the 50 state_highway commissioners . It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for_instance , the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists_in proceeding from hither to yon , not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis , or , as_it_is generally termed , staying_put . |
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[ verb ] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Examples "Let's avoid a confrontation" "head off a confrontation" "avert a strike" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)And he will avoid eye-strain in the process . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Since a national interpretation cannot be avoided it is unfortunate that the elections were not held in a way to maximize party responsibility and the educational effect of mass political participation . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)He further called_upon the people of Providence to rebuke the meeting and avoid disgrace . On the morning following the Pratt_Hall meeting the editor of the Providence_Daily_Journal wrote that although the meeting was milder and less extreme than those held in other areas for similar purposes , it could have been avoided completely . |
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[ verb ] refrain from doing something
Examples "She refrains from calling her therapist too often" "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires" Used in print ("Editorials"...)Besides , he can hardly avoid musing on the instability of death which , what with exhumations and rehabilitations , seems to match that of life . In_a_sense , the showdown promised by Mr._Hammarskjold 's sudden and tragic death has been avoided ; no precedents have been set as_yet ; structurally , the U.N. is still fluid , vulnerable to the pressures that its new and enlarged membership are bringing_to_bear upon it . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)There was no place to sit , but Watson walked slowly from the ladder to the window slits and back , stooping slightly to avoid striking his head on the heavy beams . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)If you can possibly avoid it , you do n't hand_out any extra chances . |
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[ verb ] refrain from certain foods or beverages
Synonyms Examples "I keep off drugs" "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" Used in print (Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)Because of these chewing troubles , a child may avoid certain foods he needs for adequate nutrition . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (law) declare invalid
Synonyms Examples "The contract was annulled" "avoid a plea" Related terms validate cancel break stet nullifier invalidator nothingness annulment |
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