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In the past the caffeine footnote has had come controversy, because people interpret the word "avoid" as "optional". So I've taken the liberty to look up "avoid" in an on-line thesaurus. avoid synonym | Thesaurus.com Quote: Main Entry:avoidPart of Speech:verbDefinition:refrain or stay away from; preventSynonyms:abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low*, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip*, skirt*, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw Notes:avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'Antonyms:face, meet, seek, want
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group. Cite This Source Main Entry:avoidPart of Speech:verbDefinition:To keep away from.Synonyms:burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2003, 1995. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved. Cite This Source | So "avoid", in this particular instance, means the same thing as "abstain", which means the same thing as "cease" and "do without". |