Eschew Definition
ĕs-cho͝o
eschewed, eschewing, eschews
verb
eschewed, eschewing, eschews
To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from.
Webster's New World
To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of.
American Heritage
To refrain from (doing something).
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Origin of Eschew
-
From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver (third-person present eschiu), from Frankish *sciuhan (“to dread, shun, avoid”), from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwijaną (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German sciuhen (“to frighten off”). More at shy.
From Wiktionary
Middle English escheuen from Old French eschivir of Germanic origin akin to shy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to eschew using the buttons below.