eschew
Meaning of eschew
verb
- deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen ‘shun’, also to shy1.
Information about eschew
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of eschew is: eschews.
- Languages in which eschew is used:
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Hyphenation of eschew
es-chew
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- eschew is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
eschew synonyms
Meaning shun:
Meaning go without (something desirable):
Meaning agree to give up or do without:
Meaning reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life):
Meaning solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Meaning deny any responsibility or support for:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:
Meaning deny or contradict (a fact or statement):
Meaning refuse to acknowledge; deny:
Meaning refuse to accept; reject:
Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:
Meaning renounce or reject (something desired or valuable):
Meaning (of a monarch) renounce one's throne:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction):
Meaning repudiate; declare void:
Meaning abandon or leave:
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