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Synonyms
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Meaning:
avoid

to keep away from (something)

refrain or stay away from; prevent

desist

to stop

stop, refrain from

eschew

to avoid (something)

have nothing to do with

forbear

(usually plural) (formal) an ancestor; to stop, prevent oneself (from doing something)

resist the temptation to

forbore

of forbear

resist the temptation to

forborne

of forbear

resist the temptation to

forgo

to do without, give up, (something)

give up, do without

withhold

to keep back, refuse to give, information, permission etc

keep back

ABSTAIN as in Wiktionary
ABSTAIN as in Wikipedia