Definition of Eschew

1. Verb. Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of.

Exact synonyms: Shun
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Shunning

Definition of Eschew

1. v. t. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.

Definition of Eschew

1. Verb. (transitive formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eschew

1. to avoid [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: avoid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eschew

escheat
escheatable
escheatage
escheated
escheating
escheatment
escheatments
escheator
escheators
escheats
escherichia
escherichia coli infections
escherichia coli o157
eschevin
eschevins
eschew (current term)
eschewal
eschewals
eschewed
eschewer
eschewers
eschewing
eschewment
eschews
eschscholtzia
eschynite
eschynites
escin
escitalopram
esclandre

Literary usage of Eschew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"—Two Letters from Moore on the Subject.—Newton.—William E. West.— Determines to eschew Literary Drudgery, and give Diplomatic Life a Tral. ..."

2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1851)
"Any thing that on holy days and Sundays might make men eschew the idle vein, &c. NETTLES and docks and brambles flourish and spread when fields and gardens ..."

3. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of by Roger, Roger of Hoveden, Henry Thomas Riley (1853)
"Wherefore, the only remedy remaining is, for princes to be on their guard, to serve God and eschew the devil, that so the Lord may avert their imminent ..."

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