forbears

verb

Meaning

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
To control oneself when provoked.
An ancestor.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

refrain(English)forebear(English)abstains(English)ancestors(English)declines(English)fails(English)forebears(English)forefathers(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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