[əˈvɔɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something)
(e.g: avoid excessive exposure to the sun)

- repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract)
(e.g: if the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue, ownership of the goods would have reverted to him)


Phrases:
- avoid someone or something like the plague

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French evuider ‘clear out, get rid of’, from vuide ‘empty’ (see void)