To restrain oneself / guard oneself against
to refrain from complaining about..., to distance oneself from...
("Sarah our mother went down to Egypt and restrained herself from nakedness, and all the women were protected because of her. Joseph went down to Egypt and restrained himself from nakedness." - Vayikra Rabba (Vilna), Parashat Emor, Parasha Lev)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
גָּדַר עַצְמוֹ מ...
Definition (Hebrew)
נִמְנַע מִלֵּהָנוֹת מ..., הִתְרַחֵק מִן ה...
("שָׂרָה אִמֵּנוּ יָרְדָה לְמִצְרַיִם וּגְדֵרָה עַצְמָהּ מִן הַעֲרוּהָ וְנִגְדְּרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים בִּזְכוּתָהּ יוֹסֵף יָרַד לְמִצְרַיִם וְגָדֵר עַצְמוֹ מִן הַעֲרוּהָ"- וַיִּקְרָא רַבָּה (וִילְנָא) פָּרָשַׁת אֱמֹר פָּרָשָׁה לֵב)