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verb (used without object)
1.
to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
verb (used with object)
2.
Archaic. to curb.
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Refrained
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English refreinen < Old French refrener < Latin refrēnāre to bridle, equivalent to re- re- + frēn(um) bridle + -āre infinitive suffix
1300–50; Middle English refreinen < Old French refrener < Latin refrēnāre to bridle, equivalent to re- re- + frēn(um) bridle + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
re·frain·er, noun
re·frain·ment, noun
un·re·frained, adjective
un·re·frain·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. forbear, desist.
1. forbear, desist.
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