Let and Refrain

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Refrain and let are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refrain" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Let and refrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Refrain".

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Refrain from Assuming: Despite being released around the same time as The Beatles' Let It Be album, it was not a Pun-Based Title.

Source: Music / Let It Bleed
Although the first line is "You let me violate you" and the song's refrain includes the line "I want to fuck you like an animal" it's generally regarded as not being about sex.

Source: Intercourse with You
The refrain "Never let me go, never let me go, oh baby, baby, never let me go" is repeated many times over the course of the story, subtly changing meaning as time progresses.

Source: Arc Words

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