evitar

Meaning

1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)
4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
5. to guard against, to ward off
6. (reflexive) to spare oneself

Hyphenated as

e‧vi‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ebiˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvītāre whence English inevitable.

Sentences

Sin embargo , eso no fue suficiente para evitar la fuga de participantes .

However, that was not enough to prevent participants from absconding.