evite

transitive verb

ə̇ˈvīt,

ēˈ-,

-vēt

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: shun, avoid

I have evited striking you … under muckle provocation

—Sir Walter Scott

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French eviter, from Latin evitare, from e- + vitare to shun

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