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verb (shun, n, ed)
  1. (transitive) Avoid, especially persistently; to exclude socially.
  2. (transitive) Escape (a threatened evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  3. (transitive) Screen, hide.
  4. (transitive) Shove, push.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: mijden
  • German: meiden
  • Spanish: marginar
Etymology: From Old English scunian

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