"Avoid" has more than one meaning, so naturally there is more than one Latin word that it translates to. Vitare is to shun; declinare is to turn (something) away; aversari is turn (oneself) away.
In latin: let the writer beware
Cave leones.
Cavere - to beware
cave - pronouced ka-vay as in cave canem - beware of the dog
Cave vicinum.
Cave lamiam.
cave canem
cave servus sit
Beware of the dog
Caveat qui desiderat is the Latin equivalent of 'He who wishes beware'. In the word by word translation, the verb 'caveat' means 'let him beware, let him take heed'. The relative pronoun 'qui' means 'who'. The verb 'desiderat' means 'he desires, he wishes'.
Cave canem magnum.
It means "Let the buyer beware"