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evitate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
evi-tate
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shun; to avoid.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

evitates (present, singular) evitating (participle, present) evitated (participle, past) evitated (past)

Synonyms

avoid

Questions

What does evitate mean?
To shun; to avoid.
Where does evitate come from?
From Latin evitatus, past participle of evitare (“to shun”); e (“out”) + vitare (“to shun”).

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