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Definition of Eschew
1. Verb. Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of.
Definition of Eschew
1. v. t. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.
Definition of Eschew
1. Verb. (transitive formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eschew
1. to avoid [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: avoid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eschew
Literary usage of Eschew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"—Two Letters from Moore on the Subject.—Newton.—William E. West.— Determines to
eschew Literary Drudgery, and give Diplomatic Life a Tral. ..."
2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1851)
"Any thing that on holy days and Sundays might make men eschew the idle vein, &c.
NETTLES and docks and brambles flourish and spread when fields and gardens ..."
3. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of by Roger, Roger of Hoveden, Henry Thomas Riley (1853)
"Wherefore, the only remedy remaining is, for princes to be on their guard, to
serve God and eschew the devil, that so the Lord may avert their imminent ..."
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