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refraining
verb
(re-frain)
curb, restrain
refraining
verb
(re-frain)
to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse
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abstain
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avoiding
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dissuading
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abstaining
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excluding
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abstention
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abstinence
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omission
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failing
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desisted
,
prohibiting
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shied
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forbid
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preventing
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dissuaded
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barred
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averse
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discourage
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shunning
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enjoining
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banning
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deterring
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preclude
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withdrawing
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oneself
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condoning
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debarring
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disallowing
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demurred
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stop
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eschew
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aggressing
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coercing
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deferring
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expelling
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disassociating
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distract
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restraining
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repenting
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indulging
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discontinuing
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unpeg
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distancing
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suspending
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disfavoring
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goad
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disfellowship
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condemning
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removing
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abjuring
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resorting
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disdaining
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chiding
,
disregarding
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renouncing
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forswearing
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rebuking
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cajoling
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reviling
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rationalizing
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absenting
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forgoing
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arising
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resile
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isolating
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ignoring
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abide
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ceasing
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exempting
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admonished
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tabooed
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spared
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countenancing
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gossiping
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confiscating
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respecting
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minimizing
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construed
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accusing
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excusing
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curtailing
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flaying
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proscribes
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fornicating
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excommunicating
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abhors
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dissented
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chastize
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resist
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scandalizing
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preempting
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tolerate
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outlawing
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reprimanded
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belittling
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cautioning
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derogating
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kept
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detracting
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placating
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refraining
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