Avoid - Definition

v 1: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of
someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
[ant: confront, face, face up]
2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a
strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off]
3: refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her
therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's
memories"
4: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs";
"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" [syn:
keep off, avoid]
5: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid,
nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate]