All 3 Uses of
eschew
in
Jane Eyre
- — even then I restrained myself: I eschewed upbraiding, I curtailed remonstrance;
p. 353.3eschewed = refrained from
- Any enjoyment that bordered on riot seemed to approach me to her and her vices, and I eschewed it.
p. 358.9eschewed = avoided
- Well may he eschew the calm of domestic life; it is not his element: there his faculties stagnate — they cannot develop or appear to advantage.
p. 454.0 *eschew = not participate in
Definition:
avoid and stay away from deliberately