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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: shun, eschew]

Merriam Webster's

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 Reference Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(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

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

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

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