1. (v. i.) To hold oneself from wrongdoing\; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.

2. (v. t.) To hinder; to withhold.

abnegate abstain from avoid constrain cop out curb decline dispense with do without duck the issue eschew evade evade the issue forbear forgo hold hold aloof from hold back hold off keep keep back keep from keep in hand let alone let go by never touch not touch not use pass up refrain refrain from refuse reject reserve save shun sit it out spare spurn stand aloof from stand neuter straddle trim waive withhold