Eschew \Es*chew"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eshewed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Eshewing.] [OF. eschever, eschiver, eskiver, F.
esquiver, fr. OHG. sciuhen, G. scheuen; akin to E. sky. See
Shy, a.]
1. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling
of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.
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They must not only eschew evil, but do good. --Bp.
Beveridge.
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2. To escape from; to avoid. [Obs.]
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He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. --Sandys.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
eschew
v : avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: shun]
WordNet (r) 2.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "eschew":
abstain, abstain from, avoid, bilk, do without, double, duck,
elude, evade, forbear, forgo, hold aloof from, hold back,
keep from, let alone, let go by, never touch, not touch, pass up,
refrain, refrain from, sacrifice, shun, shy, spare,
stand aloof from, steer clear of, withhold
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Eschew
from old French eschever, "to flee from" (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1
Pet. 3:11).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
eschew melodrama, eschew obfuscation, Search the Web, shun
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