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eschew
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
eschew
(verb)
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eschew
/ɛ
ˈ
ʃuː/
/ɛs
ˈ
tʃu/
verb
eschews
;
eschewed
;
eschewing
eschew
/ɛ
ˈ
ʃuː/
/ɛs
ˈ
tʃu/
verb
eschews
;
eschewed
;
eschewing
Learner's definition of ESCHEW
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to avoid (something) especially because you do not think it is right, proper, etc.
They now
eschew
the violence of their past.
a psychologist who
eschews
the traditional methods of psychotherapy
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