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evitating

evitating is the present participle and gerund of evitate.

Meaning of evitate

Verb

evitate (third-person singular simple present evitates, present participle evitating, simple past and past participle evitated)

  1. (obsolete) To shun; to avoid.
    • Since therein she doth evitate and shun / A thousand irreligious cursed hoursa. 1597, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act 5, scene 5
    Synonyms:
    avoid

Questions about evitating

What is evitating the present participle and gerund of?
Evitating is the present participle and gerund of evitate.

Words near evitating in the dictionary

  1. evitable
  2. evitably
  3. evitate
  4. evitated
  5. evitates
  6. evitating
  7. evitation
  8. evitations
  9. evitative
  10. evitative case
  11. evitative cases

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