What is the Latin word for eschew?

The usual Latin words for “eschew” are fugiō, dēfugiō, dēclīnō; also vītō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“eschew” in Latin

fugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede; to speed, hasten, pass quickly; to avoid, shun, be ave dēfugiōto flee, escape; to shun, avoid dēclīnōto bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect; to inflect, decline; to avoid vītōto avoid, evade; to shun

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

eschew

fugere: defugere: declinare: vitare: renunciare (alicui rei, to renounce; e.g., ostreis in omnem vitam).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for eschew?: The usual Latin words for “eschew” are fugiō, dēfugiō, dēclīnō; also vītō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.