eschew

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɛsˈtʃuː/, IPAchar /ɪsˈtʃuː/, IPAchar /ɪʃˈtʃuː/
• (America) IPA: /ɛsˈtʃu/, IPAchar /ɪsˈtʃu/, IPAchar /ɛsˈtʃju/

  (America, sometimes proscribed) IPA: /ɛˈʃu/, IPAchar /ɪˈʃu/ or IPAchar /ɛˈskju/

Verb

eschew (eschews, present participle eschewing; past and past participle eschewed)

1. (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Related terms

• shy

Translations

• German: meiden, scheuen
• Italian: schivare, rifuggire
• Portuguese: renegar
• Russian: сторони́ться
• Spanish: evitar

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