umbeschew

English

Alternative forms

  • umbechew, umschew, umchew (Scotland)

Etymology

From umbe- +‎ eschew.

Verb

umbeschew (third-person singular simple present umbeschews, present participle umbeschewing, simple past and past participle umbeschewed)

  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To avoid; shun.
  2. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To get away; escape.
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