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- Dictionaryeschew/ɪsˈtʃuː/
verb
- 1. deliberately avoid using; abstain from: "he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"
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The meaning of ESCHEW is to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun. How to use eschew in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Eschew.
to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up: We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence. He eschewed the trappings of wealth, wearing scruffy clothes and travelling around by bus. Synonym. shun. Fewer examples. The film eschews sentimentality but is full of sincere emotion.
Eschew definition: to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid. See examples of ESCHEW used in a sentence.
If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid it. If you live the bohemian life in the city, then most likely you eschew the suburbs. Eschew comes from a word meaning dread, or shun.
to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up: We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence. He eschewed the trappings of wealth, wearing old clothes and traveling around by bus. Synonym. shun. The movie eschews sentimentality but is full of sincere emotion.
1. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of: "Italian tends to eschew the sort of polite euphemisms in which English glories" (David Leavitt). See Synonyms at evade. 2. To refrain from (doing something). [Middle English escheuen, from Old French eschivir, of Germanic origin; akin to akin to shy.]
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.
If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it.
Eschew Definition. To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of. To refrain from (doing something). (formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
eschew something to deliberately avoid or keep away from something. He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.
