refrain from

refrain from something

to hold back from doing something; to choose not to do something as planned. I wish you would refrain from shouting. Please refrain from hollering.

To make a conscious decision not to do something: All passengers must refrain from smoking during the flight.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FÚLvio	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Mona (3)	-	Arabic
Panteleimon	-	Late Greek
Zlata	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Russian
Marianus	-	Ancient Roman
Purnima	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada