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avoidable

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a·void  (-void)
tr.v. a·void·ed, a·void·ing, a·voids
1. To stay clear of; shun. See Synonyms at escape.
2. To keep from happening: avoid illness with rest and a balanced diet.
3. Law To annul or make void; invalidate.
4. Obsolete To void or expel.

[Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, to empty out, variant of Old French esvuidier : es-, out (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + vuidier, to empty (from voide, empty; see void).]

a·voida·ble adj.
a·voida·bly adv.
a·voider n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.avoidable - capable of being avoided or warded off

avoidable
adjective 1. preventable, stoppable, avertible or avertable << OPPOSITE unpreventable
adjective 2. escapable, evadable << OPPOSITE inevitable
Translations
avoidable [əˈvɔɪdəbl] adjevitable, eludible
avoidable [əˈvɔɪdəbl] adjévitable
avoidable [əˈvɔɪdəbl] avoid adjvermeidbar
avoidable [əˈvɔɪdəbl] adjevitabile


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Caddy was quite transported by this reply of mine, being, I believe, as susceptible to the least kindness or encouragement as any tender heart that ever beat in this world; and after another turn or two round the garden, during which she put on an entirely new pair of gloves and made herself as resplendent as possible that she might do no avoidable discredit to the Master of Deportment, we went to Newman Street direct.
They aid our dealing and conversation as a railway aids travelling, by getting rid of all avoidable obstructions of the road and leaving nothing to be conquered but pure space.
 
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