As verbs the difference between ignore and eschew
is that ignore is while eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
ignore
English
Verb
(ignor)
To deliberately pay no attention to.
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(obsolete) Fail to notice.
Synonyms
* misheed
* neglect
* turn a blind eye
* unmind
* unheed
Antonyms
* notice
* recognize
* watch
Derived terms
* ignorable
Related terms
* ignorance
* ignorant
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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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, 1900s=1927
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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
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