Meaning of ESCHEW
| Pronunciation: | | es'choo
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| | Definition: | | [v] avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of |
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| | Synonyms: | | shun |
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| | See Also: | | avoid | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | from old French eschever, "to flee from" (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1 Pet. 3:11). |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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