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ESCHEW
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they eschew ... he / she / it eschews
Past simple: eschewed
-ing form: eschewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Synonyms:
eschew; shun
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "eschew" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody