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eschew Definition

es·chew (es c̸ho̵̅o̅)

transitive verb

to keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from

Etymology: ME eschewen < Anglo-Fr eschuer < OFr eschiver < OHG sciuhan, to fear: akin to shy

eschew Related Forms

es·chewal noun

eschew Synonyms

eschew

v.

shun, keep away from, abstain from; see abstain, avoid.

eschew Usage Examples

Object

  • notion: According to recent studies many business owners eschew the notion that their digital assets may be.. .
  • narrative: Hamer has kept the rambling and episodic structure of the book, eschewing traditional narrative.
  • violence: It is devolved government, but one in which all the participants have eschewed violence, not in words but deeds.
  • attempt: Yet Blairâs current transport secretary, Alistair Darling, specifically eschews such attempts at modal shift.
  • politics: He never sought high office and eschewed medical politics.
  • approach: Here however, the resemblance stops because Richards has eschewed the conventional approach to putting together an excavation report.

Adjective complement

  • evil: The moment you eschew evil, love will automatically enter your heart.
  • most: Bush eschewed most of the Iraq applause lines he shouts from the campaign stump.

Modifying Another Word

  • deliberately: The Academy deliberately eschews any finer-grained assessment scale of reports in order to maintain the principal of proportionality.
  • largely: Looks at a scheme in Angola which largely eschews air-conditioning in favor of a more natural solution.
  • completely: He focuses on the kernel, and on code and quality, and almost completely eschews politics.
  • generally: Also, copyright works are generally eschewed, therefore no copyright is levied on sales.
  • always: Bergkamp the man has always eschewed the limelight, preferring to spend time with his family.
  • also: She also eschews interpretation of the statute in terms of her own policy preferences.

Used with why or when

what: This could be why I tend to eschew what most people call paperback fiction.

Present participle complement

take: And he probably eschewed taking the launch train because he was worried at the cost of his ticket - thinking heâd already paid enough.

Preposition: in

favor: Inflation is rampant and human life is reduced to being a traded commodity with burials eschewed in favor of mass mulching.

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