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forbear verb abstain, be patient, be temperate, be tolerant, bear with, break off, cease, decline, delay enforcing rights, deny oneself, desist from, dispense with, do without, endure, forgo, hold back, hold in abeyance, hold off, keep back, keep from, leave off, not proceed with, parcere, put up with, refrain, refrain from action, renounce, restrain, stop, submit, submit without complaint, suffer, temperare, tolerate, treat with indulgence, wait, waive, withhold, withhold action Associated concepts: forbearance as consideration See also: abandon, allow, avoid, bear, cease, condone, defer, desist, endure, eschew, evade, excuse, forgo, leave, palliate, pause, refrain, relinquish, renounce, stop, suffer, tolerate, withhold How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The larger narrative is what our forbearers chose to do in those corners and how that, generations later, produced us and the socio-political circumstances into which we were born. The writings of Lorraine Hansberry and Harold Cruse, the music of Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, and the traveling urban pageants of the African Jazz Arts Society also reflected the movement's diverse cultural forbearers. Since its forbearers fought in the Civil War, the United States Coast Guard has participated in numerous battles, wars and conflicts. |
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