refreyne
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refrain — I. /rəˈfreɪn / (say ruh frayn) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by from) to forbear; keep oneself back. –verb (t) 2. Rare to curb. {Middle English refreyne(n), from Old French refrener, from Latin refrēnāre to bridle} –refrainer, noun II.… …
refrain — refrain1 refrainer, n. refrainment, n. /ri frayn /, v.i. 1. to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought. v.t. 2. Archaic. to curb. [1300 50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L … Universalium
refrain — I re•frain [[t]rɪˈfreɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to keep oneself from doing or saying something (often fol. by from) 2) archaic to curb • Etymology: 1300–50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L refrēnāre to rein in, restrain =re re + frēnāre, v. der.… … From formal English to slang
