Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To avoid; conceal.

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  • verb transitive, obsolete To avoid; shun; evade.
  • verb transitive, obsolete To escape the notice of.
  • verb transitive, obsolete To conceal; dissemble (feelings, etc.).
  • verb intransitive, obsolete To remain concealed; escape notice; hide one's thoughts or feelings.

Etymologies

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From Middle English mithen, from Old English mīþan ("to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from"), from Proto-Germanic *mīþanan (“to avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *meit- (“to change, switch”). Cognate with Dutch mijden ("to avoid, evade"), German meiden ("to avoid, shun, forbear").

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