avoid#3 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def refrain from doing something
examples She refrains from calling her therapist too often
He should avoid publishing his wife's memories
Frame - 33 Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Outgoing links
Hyponym fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
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Hypernym fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick

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