1
[ verb ] avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

Synonyms

eschew

Used in print

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

There are , he thought , so few true means of forgetfulness in this life that why should he shun the medicine even when the medicine seemed , as it did , a_little crude ?

Related terms

avoid avoidance

2
[ verb ] expel from a community or group
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