refrain-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: resist doing or consuming something

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] REFRAIN FROM NP2

Examples:
He refrained from commenting on his decisions in the Davis case.
He refrained from eating pork and drinking alcohol when dining with
them.

Mappings:
VerbNet: refrain-69
FrameNet: Avoiding
PropBank: refrain.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2