Refrain: 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 abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

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An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.

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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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Entire; total.

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To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils.

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The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer…

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To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

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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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Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.

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Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.

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A band of singers and dancers.

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A band of singers and dancers.

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The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

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The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

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That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.

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Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.

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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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A band of singers and dancers.

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To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

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An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.

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