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forbears

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for·bear

1   [fawr-bair] verb, -bore, -borne, -bear·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
2.
to keep back; withhold.
3.
Obsolete. to endure.
verb (used without object)
4.
to refrain; hold back.
5.
to be patient or self-controlled when subject to annoyance or provocation.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English forberen, Old English forberan. See for-, bear1

Related forms
for·bear·er, noun
for·bear·ing·ly, adverb
non·for·bear·ing, adjective
non·for·bear·ing·ly, adverb
un·for·bear·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. forgo, sacrifice, renounce.

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for·bear

2   [fawr-bair]
noun
forebear.
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forbear
late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists."
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