Word:
Eschew
Status:
Verb(transitive)
Meaning:
To avoid something, especially because you do not think it is right or proper.
Sentences:
1) They now eschew the violence of their past.
2) She's a psychologist who eschews traditional methods of psychotherapy.
Origin:
Middle English, from Anglo-French eschiver, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High Germanic sciuhen which means 'to frighten off'.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, shake, shirk, weasle out
Antonyms:
approach, meet.
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