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forbear

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forbear in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a person from whom you are descended
    forebear  forbear 
verb
  1. resist doing something
    "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
    refrain  forbear 
  2. refrain from doing
    "she forbore a snicker"
    forbear  hold back 
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