evite

[ ih-vahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, e·vit·ed, e·vit·ing.

1. to avoid; shun.

evite

/ ɪˈvaɪt /

verb

1. an archaic word for avoid

Word History and Origins

Origin of evite¹

1495–1505; < Latin ēvītāre, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + vītāre to avoid