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ABSTAIN
abstain, refrain, desist
(verb) choose not to consume; “I abstain from alcohol”
abstain
(verb) refrain from voting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
abstain (third-person singular simple present abstains, present participle abstaining, simple past and past participle abstained)
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 16th century.]
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
Usage notes
• (keep or withhold oneself): Followed by the word from or of.
• (refrain from something): Followed by the word from.
Synonyms
• deny oneself
• forbear
• forgo
• give up
• refrain
• relinquish
• withhold
Anagrams
• Bastian, banitsa
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*stain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained; p. pr. & vb. n. Abstaining.] Etym: [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
Definition: To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. Not a few abstained from voting. Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak.
Syn.
– To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.
Ab*stain", v. t.
Definition: To hinder; to withhold. Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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