Definition/Meaning of eschew

• English - Verb: eschew ( third-person singular simple present eschews , present participle eschewing , simple past and past participle eschewed ) ( transitive , formal ) To avoid; to shun , to shy away from . Usage notes 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 .…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English eschewen , from Anglo-Norman eschiver (third-person present eschiu ), from Frankish *sciuhan ( “ to dread , shun , avoid ” ), from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwijaną ( “ to frighten ” ). Cognate with Old High German sciuhen ( “ to frighten off ” ). More at shy .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ɛsˈtʃu/ , /ɪsˈtʃu/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ɛsˈtʃu/ , /ɪsˈtʃu/ , /ɛsˈtʃju/ ( US , sometimes proscribed ) IPA (key) : /ɛˈʃu/ , /ɪˈʃu/ or /ɛˈskju/ Garner's Modern American Usage prefers /s.tʃ/, proscribes /ʃ/ , and does not recognize /sk/.
• English - References: ↑ 1 . 0 1 . 1 Concise Oxford English Dictionary ^ the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ^ MacMillan's British dictionary ↑ 4 . 0 4 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 4 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary , eleventh edition ^ Dictionary .com's (primary) dictionary ↑ 6 . 0 6 . 1 Keynon and Knott's A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English ^ Collins English Dictionary , tenth edition ^ John Walker's A…