eschew
es·chew [eschew eschews eschewed eschewing] BrE [ɪsˈtʃuː] NAmE [ɪsˈtʃuː] verb ~ sth (formal)
to deliberately avoid or keep away from sth
•He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen ‘shun’, also to ↑shy.
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