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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 .] es·chew′al (-əl) n.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use eschew in a sentence But with her there was a certain definite thing to be done towards such eschewal.
Feb 15, 2024 · ( transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from . Usage notes [ edit] The verb eschew is not normally applied to the avoidance or shunning of a person or physical object, but rather, only to the avoidance or shunning of an idea, concept, or other intangible. Derived terms [ edit] eschewable. eschewment. umbeschew. uneschewable.
