refrain

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Synonyms: retrain, efrain

Antonyms: retrain, efrain

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To hold back, to restrain (someone or something). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
3. To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
4. To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
5. To abstain from (food or drink).

Noun

1. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
2. A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.

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