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forbore

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for⋅bore

  [fawr-bawr, -bohr]
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–verb
pt. of forbear 1 .

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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME forberen, OE forberan. See for-, bear 1

Related forms:
for⋅bear⋅er, noun
for⋅bear⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. forgo, sacrifice, renounce.
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for·bear 1   (fôr-bâr')   
v.   for·bore (-bôr', -bōr'), for·borne (-bôrn', -bōrn'), for·bear·ing, for·bears

v.   tr.

  1. To refrain from; resist: forbear replying. See Synonyms at refrain1.

  2. To desist from; cease.

  3. Obsolete To avoid or shun.

v.   intr.

  1. To hold back; refrain.

  2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation.


[Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan, to endure; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
for·bear'er n.
for·bore   (fôr-bôr', -bōr')   
v.  Past tense of forbear1.
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Word Origin & History

forbear  (v.)
"to abstain," O.E. forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, endure," from for + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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