As a verb eschew
is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
As a noun detour is
detour.
eschew
English
Verb
(
en verb)
(formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
Usage notes
* The verb is not normally applied to the avoidance or shunning of a person or physical object, but rather, only to the avoidance or shunning of an idea, concept, or other intangible.
Quotations
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*: What cannot be eschew’d must be embrac’d.
* 1927 ,
*: He could afford no servants, and would admit but few visitors to his absolute solitude; eschewing close friendships and receiving his rare acquaintances in one of the three ground-floor rooms which he kept in order.
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Derived terms
* (l)
Related terms
* shy
References
detour
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IX
- On the third day I made a detour westward to avoid the country of the Band-lu, as I did not care to be detained by a meeting with To-jo.
Verb
(
en verb)
To make a detour.
To direct or send on a detour.
Anagrams
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