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es•chew v.t.

to abstain or keep away from;
shun;
avoid:to eschew evil.

Gmc; compare Old High German sciuhen, German scheuchen, shy²
Old French eschiver, eschever
Middle English eschewen 1300–50

es•chew′al, n.
es•chew′er, n.

circumvent, boycott; forgo.

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eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː; ɛsˈtʃuː/ vb

(transitive) to keep clear of or abstain from (something disliked, injurious, etc); shun; avoid

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French eschiver, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German skiuhan to frighten away; see shy¹, skewesˈchewal n esˈchewer n

'eschew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

trustafarian - alternative medicine - shun - shy

Synonyms: shun, keep away from, abstain from, avoid, evade, more...

Collocations: eschew [political correctness, violence], appeals to eschew [violence, protests], eschew [any, every] use of, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "eschew" in the title:

eschew A for B
eschew paying taxes
Eschew someone (doing) / shun someone (doing)
eschew something for something else
eschew/forswear
in order to <eschew> offensive remarks [usage?]
none of the modern studio-movie compulsion to eschew sincerity for a kind of snarky cynicism
pronunciation: eschew

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