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eschewed

eschewed is the simple past and past participle of eschew.

Meaning of eschew

Verb

eschew (third-person singular simple present eschews, present participle eschewing, simple past and past participle eschewed)

  1. (formal, transitive) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
    • And peraduenture my lady the quene sente for hym to that entente that syr Launcelot shold come to her good grace pryuely and secretely wenynge to her that hit was best so to do in eschewyng & dredyng of sklaunder
      "And peradventure my lady, the queen, sent for him to that intent that Sir Launcelot...1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter vii, leaf 404v

Words formed from eschewed

Questions about eschewed

What is eschewed the simple past and past participle of?
Eschewed is the simple past and past participle of eschew.

Words near eschewed in the dictionary

  1. eschew
  2. eschewable
  3. eschewal
  4. eschewals
  5. eschewance
  6. eschewed
  7. eschewer
  8. eschewers
  9. eschewing
  10. eschewment
  11. eschews

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