ESCHEW DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
eschew v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: shun, eschew] eschew 1340, from O.Fr. eschiver, from Frank. *skiuhan "dread, avoid, shun" (cf. O.H.G. sciuhen "make fearful"), from P.Gmc. *skeukhwaz. Related to shy (v.). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) eschew transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eschiver (3d present eschiu) of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off — more at shy Date: 14th century to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds ; shun Synonyms: see escape • eschewal noun Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary eschew (eschews, eschewing, eschewed) If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it. (FORMAL) Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. = avoid VERB: V n English Explanatory Dictionary eschew ɪsˈtʃu: v.tr. literary avoid; abstain from. øøeschewal n. [ME f. OF eschiver, ult. f. Gmc: rel. to SHY(1)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Eschew \Es*chew"\ (es*ch[udd]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eshewed (-ch[udd]"d); 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. They must not only eschew evil, but do good. --Bp. Beveridge. 2. To escape from; to avoid. [Obs.] He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. --Sandys. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ESCHEW es-choo' (cur; ekklino): Only 4 times in the King James Version (Job 1:1,8; 2:3; 1Pe 3:11), in all of which the American Standard Revised Version renders by the appropriate form of "turn away from." Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Eschew from old French eschever, "to flee from" (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1 Pet. 3:11). Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms eschew v. a. Avoid, shun, flee from, keep away from, keep clear of, steer clear of, keep out of the way of, be shy of, have nothing to do with. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 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 |
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