eschew
11eschew — eschewal, n. eschewer, n. /es chooh /, v.t. to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil. [1300 50; ME eschewen < OF eschiver, eschever < Gmc; cf. OHG sciuhen, G scheuchen, SHY2] Syn. circumvent, boycott; forgo. * * * …
12eschew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shun, avoid (see avoidance). Ant., pursue. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shun, keep away from, abstain from; see abstain , avoid . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [es CHOO] stay away… …
13eschew — [[t]ɪstʃu͟ː[/t]] eschews, eschewing, eschewed VERB If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it. [FORMAL] [V n] Although he appeared to enjoy a jet setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs …
14eschew — /əˈʃu/ (say uh shooh), /ɛˈʃu/ (say e shooh), /əsˈtʃu / (say uhs chooh), /ɛs / (say es ) verb (t) to abstain from; shun; avoid: *The single mother is probably treated more kindly than most other categories of people who eschew marriage –anne… …
15Eschew obfuscation — Eschew obfuscation, also stated as: eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation , is a common humorous saying of English teachers and professors when lecturing about proper writing techniques.Literally, the meaning is avoid ambiguity, adopt clarity …
16eschew — 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… …
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18eschew — verb /ɛsˈʃuː,ɛsˈtʃuː/ To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. See Also: shy …
19Eschew — From old French eschever, to flee from (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1 Pet. 3:11) …
20eschew — Synonyms and related words: 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 …
