Refrain and Suspend

Refrain

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

Suspend and refrain are semantically related in stop topic. In some cases you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Refrain".

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Suspend

Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Refrain and suspend are semantically related in stop topic. Sometimes you can use "Refrain" instead a verb "Suspend".

Common collocations

time refrain time suspend time
planet refrain planet suspend planet
units refrain units suspend units
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