<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li><p>(used with object) to refrain or abstain from; desist from.</p></li><li><p>Synonyms: renounce, sacrifice, forgo.</p></li><li><p>to keep back; withhold.</p></li><li><p>Obsolete: to endure.</p></li><li><p>(used without object) to refrain; hold back.</p></li><li><p>to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.</p></li></ul>