To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
To try not to do something or to have something happen
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
To come into gear with.
To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
To draw into conversation.
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
To guarantee or promise (to do something).
To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
To enter into battle.