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eschew

Pronunciation: /ɪsˈtʃuː, ɛs-/

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Definition of eschew

verb

[with object]
  • deliberately avoid using; abstain from:he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence

Derivatives

eschewal

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen 'shun', also to shy1

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