Abstain
11abstain — [[t]æbste͟ɪn[/t]] abstains, abstaining, abstained 1) VERB If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. [FORMAL] [V from n] Abstain from sex or use condoms... Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or… …
12abstain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. forbear, refrain. See avoidance, moderation, asceticism, disuse.Ant., indulge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refrain, forbear, renounce, desist, forgo, withhold, avoid, stop, deny oneself, hold aloof… …
13abstain — ab|stain [ əb steın ] verb intransitive 1. ) to deliberately avoid doing something that is enjoyable but may not be healthy, safe, or morally right: abstain from: A high percentage of women said they had abstained from alcohol during pregnancy. a …
14abstain — ab|stain [əbˈsteın] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abstenir, from [i]Latin abstinere, from abs away + tenere to hold ] 1.) to choose not to vote for or against something ▪ Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two …
15abstain — /əbˈsteɪn / (say uhb stayn) verb (i) 1. to refrain deliberately from casting one s vote. –phrase 2. abstain from, to refrain voluntarily from, especially from drinking or enjoying something: abstain from drinking alcohol. {Middle English… …
16abstain — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English absteinen, from Anglo French asteign , absteign , stem of astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstinēre, from abs , ab + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century to refrain deliberately and often with… …
17abstain — /ab stayn /, v.i. 1. to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually fol. by from): to abstain from eating meat. 2. to refrain from casting one s vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained …
18abstain — Synonyms and related words: abnegate, abstain from, avoid, constrain, cop out, curb, decline, dispense with, do without, duck the issue, eschew, evade, evade the issue, forbear, forgo, hold, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off, keep, keep back,… …
19abstain — verb 1》 (often abstain from) restrain oneself from doing something. 2》 formally decline to vote. Derivatives abstainer noun Origin ME: from OFr. abstenir, from L. abstinere, from ab from + tenere hold …
20abstain — verb (I) 1 to not vote either for or against something in an election 2 formal to not do something, especially something enjoyable, because you think it is bad for your health or morally wrong (+ from): Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24… …
