eschews - 2 dictionary results
es⋅chew
[es-choo] 
–verb (used with object)
| to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil. |
Related forms:
es⋅chew⋅al, noun
es⋅chew⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
circumvent, boycott; forgo.
circumvent, boycott; forgo.
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| es·chew (ěs-chōō') tr.v. es·chewed, es·chew·ing, es·chews To avoid; shun. See Synonyms at escape. [Middle English escheuen, from Old French eschivir, of Germanic origin; akin to shy1.] es·chew'al (-əl) n. |
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