schivare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to dodge, sidestep, avoid, or evade
  2. (archaic, transitive) to preserve
  3. (archaic, transitive) to despise

Frequency

29k
Hyphenated as
schi‧và‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/skiˈva.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old French eschiver (“to escape, avoid”).

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