noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Rare literary term for abandoning or rejecting something with strong dislike or disgust. Often used in formal or written contexts.
彼は古い慣習を厭棄し、新しい方法を採用した。
He abandoned the old customs and adopted new methods.
Compound of 厭 (dislike, detest) and 棄 (abandon, discard). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a rare Sino-Japanese compound.