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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eschew \Es*chew"\ (es*ch[udd]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eshewed}
(-ch[udd]"d); p. pr & vb n. {Eshewing}.] [OF. eschever,
eschiver eskiver, F. esquiver fr OHG. sciuhen G. scheuen
akin to E. sky. See {Shy}, a.]
1. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong or from a feeling
of distaste; to keep one's self clear of
They must not only eschew evil, but do good. --Bp.
Beveridge
2. To escape from to avoid. [Obs.]
He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. --Sandys.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
eschew
v : avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: {shun}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Eschew
from old French eschever, "to flee from" (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1
Pet. 3:11).
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