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Meaning of word refrain from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

refrain verb

Meaning : Resist doing something.

Example : He refrained from hitting him back.
She could not forbear weeping.

Synonyms : forbear

Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).

Think before you act.
We must move quickly.
The governor should act on the new energy bill.
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel.
act, move

Meaning : Choose not to consume.

Example : I abstain from alcohol.

Synonyms : abstain, desist

Translation in other languages :

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.

Have another bowl of chicken soup!.
I don't take sugar in my coffee.
consume, have, ingest, take, take in

refrain noun

Meaning : The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers.

Synonyms : chorus

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Produce buds, branches, or germinate.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

pulverise (verb)
Destroy completely.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

sugar (noun)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

wick (noun)
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

playground slide (noun)
Plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide.

refrain verb

Antonym meaning

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Antonym meaning

refrain noun