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refrain

(r/I/'fr/eI/n )

the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers(noun.communication)

Synonym:
chorus

source: wordnet30
The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.(noun)

source: webster1913

resist doing something(verb.stative)

Example:
He refrained from hitting him back.

Synonym:
forbear
Antonym:
act, move

source: wordnet30
choose not to consume(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
abstain, desist
Antonym:
consume, have, ingest, take, take in

source: wordnet30
To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.(verb)

source: webster1913
To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.(verb)

source: webster1913

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