evite

American  

[ih-vahyt] / ɪˈvaɪt /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

evited, eviting

1. to avoid; shun.

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evite British  

/ ɪˈvaɪt /

verb

1. an archaic word for avoid

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Etymology

Origin of evite

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

Example Sentences

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evite evited eviting

But evite trains us not to be so functional, and increasingly people "forget" even to attend social gatherings because we collectively expect constant reminders.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2015

If e'er she take the pet, or fret, Be calm, and yet maintain your state; An' smiling ca' her little foolie, Syne wi' a kiss evite a tulzie.

From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

If they must only stand by, and be spectators of their omissions unconcerned, what shall they do to evite this wrath? shall they exhort them, or witness against them?

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

"And how are they to bring in Alan till they can catch him?" says I. "Ah, but there is a way to evite that arrestment," said he.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis

“And how are they to bring in Alan till they can catch him?” says I. “Ah, but there is a way to evite that arrestment,” said he.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Ah, had I kept my frail resolution of dismissing him at that moment, what a world of shame and misery had been evited!

From The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Hogg, James

Others, I could not but remark, were scarce able to support his neighbourhood—Sir William eviting to be near him, Mountain dodging his eye, and, when he met it, blenching and halting in his story.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis