eschew
verb
[ ɪsˈtʃuː ]
• deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
• "he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"
Similar:
abstain from,
refrain from,
give up,
forgo,
forswear,
shun,
renounce,
swear off,
abjure,
steer clear of,
have nothing to do with,
give a wide berth to,
fight shy of,
relinquish,
reject,
dispense with,
disavow,
abandon,
deny,
gainsay,
disclaim,
repudiate,
renege on,
spurn,
abnegate,
abdicate,
wash one's hands of,
drop,
kick,
jack in,
pack in,
disaffirm,
forsake,
Opposite:
indulge in,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French eschiver, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to German scheuen ‘shun’, also to shy1.
