(grammar) grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared: a grammatical mood found in some Australian Aboriginal languages.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evite

(now rare, chiefly Scotland, transitive) To avoid.

(uncommon) Possible to avoid; avertible.

(obsolete) To shun; to avoid.

In an evitable way; avoidably.

The state or condition of being evitable.

present participle of evite

simple past tense and past participle of evite

(obsolete) A shunning; avoidance.