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eschew

es·chew [ ess ch ] (past and past participle es·chewed, present participle es·chew·ing, 3rd person present singular es·chews)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
abstain from: to avoid doing or using something on principle or as a matter of course

[14th century. < Old French eschiver]

es·chew·al noun
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