Etymology

evitate

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Today it means: To shun; to avoid. Full definition →

Latin evitatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromevitatus
  2. English todayevitate

From Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).

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