ESCHEW Meaning of ESCHEW in English [ ɪs'tʃu: , ɛs- ]■ verb abstain from.Derivatives~al noun OriginME: from OFr. eschiver , ult. of Gmc origin; related to shy 1 . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004