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forgo

for·go [ fawr gṓ ] (past for·went [ fawr wént ], past participle for·gone [ fawr gáwn, fawr gón ], present participle for·going, 3rd person present singular for·goes) or fore·go [ fawr gṓ ]


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
abstain from: to do without something, especially voluntarily
forgo the comforts of home while traveling

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