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Verb
S:
(v)
avoid
(stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
"Her former friends now avoid her"
S:
(v)
debar
,
forefend
,
forfend
,
obviate
,
deflect
,
avert
,
head off
,
stave off
,
fend off
,
avoid
,
ward off
(prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening)
"Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
S:
(v)
avoid
(refrain from doing something)
"She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
S:
(v)
keep off
,
avoid
(refrain from certain foods or beverages)
"I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
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S:
(v)
abstain
,
refrain
,
desist
(choose not to consume)
"I abstain from alcohol"
S:
(v)
fast
(abstain from eating)
"Before the medical exam, you must fast"
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S:
(v)
fast
(abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons)
"Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
S:
(v)
keep off
,
avoid
(refrain from certain foods or beverages)
"I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
S:
(v)
teetotal
(practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages)
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S:
(v)
invalidate
,
annul
,
quash
,
void
,
avoid
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nullify
(declare invalid)
"The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
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