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unforbearing

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for⋅bear

1  [fawr-bair] verb, -bore, -borne, -bear⋅ing.
Use unforbearing in a Sentence
–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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