Nouns (2)
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forebear, forbear
n. a person from whom you are descended
Verbs (4)
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refrain, forbear
v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
forbear, hold back
v. refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
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Adjectives (0)
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Fuzzynyms (33)
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precursor, forerunner
n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
hold, carry, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
abstain, refrain, desist
v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
shun, eschew
v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
suffer, endure
v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
stand
v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
suffer, meet
v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
tolerate
v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with, waive
v. do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego
v. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Synonyms (0)
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Antonyms (1)
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act
v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
forbear
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