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Meaning Of Avoid
a.
To empty.
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To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
a.
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
a.
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
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To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet;
to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
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To get rid of.
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To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication,
the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid
it by stating new matter.