refrain
1. re.frain \ri-'fra-n\ \-m*nt\ vb [ME refreynen, fr. MF refraindre to
restrain, fr. L refringereX to break up, destroy, check - more at REFRACT
archaic : CURB, RESTRAIN : to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or
indulging in something : A BSTAINm doing or indulging in something. REFRAIN
commonly suggests the checking of a passing impulse; ABSTAIN implies
deliberate renunciation or self-denial; FORBEAR suggests self-restraint
motivated by compassion, charity, or stoicism - re.frain.ment n SYN syn
REFRAIN, ABSTAIN, FORBEAR mean to keep oneself fro
2. refrain n [ME refreyn, fr. MF refrain, fr. refraindre to resound, fr. L]
refringere to break up, refract : a regularly recurring phrase or verse
esp. at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song : CHORUS;
also : the musical setting of a refrain