12 definitions found for eschew

Eschew ESCHEW', v.t. To flee from; to shun; to avoid.
He who obeys, destruction shall eschew.
Job--feared God and eschewed evil. Job 1.

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.).

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

eschew
v.tr. literary avoid; abstain from.
Derivatives:
eschewal n.
Etymology: ME f. OF eschiver, ult. f. Gmc: rel. to SHY(1)

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

eschew ɪsˈtʃu: v.tr. literary avoid; abstain from. øøeschewal n. [ME f. OF eschiver, ult. f. Gmc: rel. to SHY(1)]

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.

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."

Eschew from old French eschever, "to flee from" (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1 Pet. 3:11).

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.

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