evitare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
- shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
- startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
Senses
evitare is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- bypass To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.
- escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
- obviate (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- shun (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- shy away from To avoid out of fear or caution.
- startle (transitive, obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.
- waive (now, _, rare) To put aside, avoid.
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
avoid — full definition
- verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
- verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.