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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions avoid verb (avoids, avoiding, avoided) (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters. (transitive) (obsolete) To empty. (transitive) (obsolete) To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions. (transitive) (obsolete) To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from. (transitive) (obsolete) To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute (esp. a contract). (transitive) (obsolete) To get rid of. (transitive) (obsolete) 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. (intransitive) (obsolete) To retire; to withdraw. (intransitive) (obsolete) To become void or vacant.      Full Definition of avoid  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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