Definition
To avoid or prevent; to pass by without harm or effect (a very rare or obsolete variant).
Etymology
A minor variant or back-formation from Latin 'evitare,' possibly influenced by the pattern of Latin verbs ending in '-ate.' This appears to be a hyper-learned form that never gained wide currency, even in historical English usage.
Kelly Says
This word is so obscure it barely appears in historical texts—it's the kind of thing a medieval scholar might have *invented* by analogy with other Latin verbs, hoping it would catch on. It's a reminder that not all logical language formations become standard.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ka-ya
BNবাংলা
ব্যতিক্রম
by-at-ik-rom
CACatalà
evitar
eh-vee-tar
CSČeština
vyhnout se
vee-h-nout se
DEDeutsch
vermeiden
ver-my-den
ELΕλληνικά
αποφύγω
af-ee-go
ESEspañol
evitar
eh-vee-tar
FAفارسی
جلوگیری
jalo-ge-ree
FRFrançais
éviter
eh-vee-tay
GUGU
વિચાર્યું
vee-chaar-yoon
HUMagyar
elkerülni
el-ker-ool-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
hindari
hin-da-ri
ITItaliano
evitare
eh-vee-ta-reh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p-rot
MSBahasa Melayu
hindari
hin-da-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ကင်းလွင့်
kin-lwon
NLNederlands
vermijden
ver-my-den
PLPolski
uniknąć
oo-ni-k-n-at
PTPortuguês
evitar
eh-vee-tar
RUРусский
избегать
iz-be-gat
SVSvenska
undvika
oon-d-vee-ka
SWKiswahili
kuepuka
koo-eh-poo-ka
TEతెలుగు
తప్పించు
tap-pin-chu
THไทย
หลีกเลี่ยง
leek-lyeng
TRTürkçe
kaçınmak
kah-chin-mak
UKУкраїнська
уникати
oo-ni-ka-ty