Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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eschew \es-CHOO\, transitive verb:
eschew \es-CHOO\, transitive verb:
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To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
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One of the few policies that the B.O. actually has is to eschew the U.S. Constitution and the Republicans in Congress!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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In high school and college the Vassar women had enjoyed that lifestyle, but afterward they had eschewed it as shallow.-- Nina Burleigh, A Very Private Woman
In high school and college the Vassar women had enjoyed that lifestyle, but afterward they had eschewed it as shallow.-- Nina Burleigh, A Very Private Woman
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While teaching in Beijing, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang in the late 1920s, he helped launch what became known as the "new poetry" movement, which eschewed traditional forms and encouraged topics based on everyday life.-- Bruce Gilley, Tiger on the Brink
While teaching in Beijing, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang in the late 1920s, he helped launch what became known as the "new poetry" movement, which eschewed traditional forms and encouraged topics based on everyday life.-- Bruce Gilley, Tiger on the Brink
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Finally, the first American diplomats . . . made a point of eschewing fancy dress, titles, entertainments, and all manner of protocol, so as to be walking, talking symbols of republican piety.-- Walter A. McDougall, Promised Land, Crusader State
Finally, the first American diplomats . . . made a point of eschewing fancy dress, titles, entertainments, and all manner of protocol, so as to be walking, talking symbols of republican piety.-- Walter A. McDougall, Promised Land, Crusader State
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Eschew comes from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin, scheuchen.
Eschew comes from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin, scheuchen.
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