1re·frain 
/rɪˈfreɪn/ verb
re·frains; re·frained; re·frain·ing /rɪˈfreɪn/ verb [no obj] formal : to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do
▪ I was going to make a joke but I refrained. — usually + from ▪ Please refrain from smoking. ▪ She refrained from saying what she truly felt.
▪ I was going to make a joke but I refrained. — usually + from ▪ Please refrain from smoking. ▪ She refrained from saying what she truly felt.
