Definition: refrain from certain foods or beverages
Usage: I keep off drugs; During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day
Similar words: desist, abstain, refrain
Definition: choose not to consume
Usage: I abstain from alcohol
Synonyms: forefend, forfend, fend off, stave off, avert, avoid, obviate, debar, deflect, ward off, head off
Definition: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Usage: Let's avoid a confrontation; head off a confrontation; avert a strike
Similar words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Definition: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Usage: My sense of tact forbids an honest answer; Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Synonyms: void, avoid, annul, invalidate, nullify, quash
Definition: declare invalid
Usage: The contract was annulled; void a plea
Similar words: strike down, cancel
Definition: declare null and void; make ineffective
Usage: Cancel the election results; strike down a law