Forbear: alternatives and connections

To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.

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To empty.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

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The herb sage, or salvia.

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To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.

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One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

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Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Ascent; height; elevation.

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Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.

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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

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To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or argument…

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An ancestor. See Forbear.

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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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