avoid vs eschew

avoid and eschew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
eschew	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eschew is a hyponym of avoid; that is, eschew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
eschew: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

avoid (verb)	eschew (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
refrain from certain foods or beverages
declare invalid
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something