Refrain

REFRA'IN, verb transitive [Latin refaeno; re and fraeno, to curb; fraenum, a rein. See [[Rein]].]

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

My son - refrain thy foot from their path. [[Proverbs 1#15|Proverbs 1:15]].

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by. [[Genesis 45#1|Genesis 45:1]].

REFRA'IN, verb intransitive To forbear; to abstain; to keep one's self from action or interference.

Refrain from these men and let them alone. [[Acts 5#38|Acts 5:38]].

REFRA'IN, noun The burden of a song; a kind of musical repetition.