evitate

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verb

To shun; to avoid.

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avoid
OriginLatin evitatus →
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Meanings

verbevitate (third-person singular simple present evitates, present participle evitating, simple past and past participle evitated)

present singular third person evitates · participle present evitating · participle past evitated · past evitated

  1. obsoleteTo shun; to avoid.

    Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hours

    a. 1597, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act 5, scene 5

    Synonyms: avoid

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo shun; to avoid.

Similar
avoid
Also see
avoid

Origin

  1. Latinevitatus
  2. Englishevitate

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aviette
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APA

evitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitate

MLA

“evitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evitate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitate.

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