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Eschew: meaning, definitions and examples

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eschew

 

[ ษชsหˆtสƒuห ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

formal

Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Synonyms

abstain from, avoid, refrain from, shun

Examples of usage

  • He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.
  • She made a conscious effort to eschew all forms of social media.

Translations

Translations of the word "eschew" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น evitar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเคฐเคนเฅ‡เคœ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช meiden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menghindari

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัƒะฝะธะบะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ unikaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹ (ใ•ใ‘ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉviter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ evitar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kaรงฤฑnmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ”ผํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฌู†ุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vyhรฝbat se

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vyhรฝbaลฅ sa

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ฟๅ… (bรฌmiวŽn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izogibati se

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ forรฐast

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐัƒะปะฐา› ะฑะพะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงษ™kinmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ evitar

Word origin

The word 'eschew' comes from the Middle English word 'eschuen', which in turn comes from the Old French word 'eschiver', meaning 'to avoid'. The use of 'eschew' in English dates back to the 14th century and has been used to convey the idea of deliberately avoiding or abstaining from something.

See also: eschewing.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #23,763, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.