evitate
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).
Verb edit
evitate (third-person singular simple present evitates, present participle evitating, simple past and past participle evitated)
- (obsolete) To shun; to avoid.
- a. 1597, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act 5, scene 5:
- Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hours
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:avoid
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Esperanto edit
Adverb edit
evitate
- present adverbial passive participle of eviti
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
evitate
- inflection of evitare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
evitate f pl
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Latin edit
Verb edit
ēvītāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
evitate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of evitar combined with te