" forbears "

1: to resist the temptation of;

  * e.g., " ... she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjures,

•  abstains (from),

•  forgoes,

•  keeps (from),

•  refrains (from),

•  withholds (from)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bows (to),

•  gives in (to),

•  submits (to),

•  succumbs (to),

•  surrenders (to),

•  yields (to)

1: to resist the temptation of;

  * e.g., " ... she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjure,

•  abstain (from),

•  forgo,

•  keep (from),

•  refrain (from),

•  withhold (from)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bow (to),

•  give in (to),

•  submit (to),

•  succumb (to),

•  surrender (to),

•  yield (to)

1: a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent;

  * e.g., " ... his forebears came to America on the Mayflower "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ancestors,

•  fathers,

•  forebearers,

•  forefathers,

•  grandfathers,

•  primogenitors,

•  progenitors

•  Antonyms : 

•  descendants

1: a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent;

  * e.g., " ... his forebears came to America on the Mayflower "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ancestor,

•  father,

•  forebearer,

•  forefather,

•  grandfather,

•  primogenitor,

•  progenitor

•  Antonyms : 

•  descendant