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Refrained

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forbearverb(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
desistverb(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
abstainverb(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
forebearverbObsolete spelling of forbear. [(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.]
chorusverb(transitive) To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.
abstainedverb(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
avertedTurned away, especially as an expression of feeling.
avoidedverb(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
declined(botany) Directed obliquely.
failedunsuccessful
forborneverb(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
preventedverb(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
refusedverb(also known as the Refused) a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991.
renouncedverb(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.
curbedrestrained
restrainedHeld back, limited, kept in check or under control.
withheldThat has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
desistedverb(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
resistedverb(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
forwentverbTo do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

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