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a·void

avoid

pronunciation:
voId
part of speech: verb
inflections: avoided, avoiding, avoids
definition: to keep away from.
He always tries to avoid hard work.
 
similar words:
duck, help, neglect
derivations: avoidable (adj.), avoidably (adv.), avoider (n.)