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
Dagan	-	Near Eastern Mythology
OisÍN	OSH-een, USH-een	Irish, Irish Mythology
Christian	KRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), KRIS-tee-ahn (German, Swedish)	English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Bandi	-	Hungarian
FİLİZ	-	Turkish
Konstantine	-	Georgian