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shun

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  1. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
  2. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  3. (transitive) To screen, hide.
  4. (transitive) To shove, push.

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C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ʃʌn/
Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English
shonen
Geërf van Old English
sċunian
Verwante met Old English
hȳdan
In summary

From Middle English schonen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin, though probably ultimately connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”) via Proto-Germanic [Term?]; see that entry for more discussion. Compare hide, shy, and Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).

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