Forbear and Help

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Forbear

Forbear verb - To resist the temptation of.
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Help and forbear are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Help" instead a verb "Forbear".
Nearby Words: forbearing, forbearance

Help

Help verb - Abstain from doing; always used with a negative.
Usage example: I can't help myself--I have to smoke
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Forbear and help are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Forbear" instead a verb "Help", if it concerns topics such as resist.
Nearby Words: helpful, helped, helpless, helper, helping

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  • What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
    Source: The Unfettered
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