abstain+from
21abstain — ab•stain [[t]æbˈsteɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) to refrain voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usu. fol. by from): to abstain from eating meat[/ex] 2) gov to refrain from casting one s vote: Two delegates abstained[/ex] •… …
22abstain — 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… …
23abstain — Kē, ho okā oko a. ♦ To abstain from voting, kānalua …
24abstain — ab·stain /əb stān, ab / vi: to refrain from exercising federal jurisdiction over a case: cause an abstention Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. abstain …
25Abstain — Ab*stain , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abstained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstaining}.] [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}.] To hold… …
26Abstain — Ab*stain , v. t. To hinder; to withhold. [1913 Webster] Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
27abstain — [v] hold back from doing abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence sit*, forbear, forgo, give the go by*, give up, go on the wagon*, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain,… …
28abstain — ► VERB 1) restrain oneself from doing or indulging in something. 2) formally choose not to vote. DERIVATIVES abstainer noun. ORIGIN Latin abstinere hold from …
29abstain — verb 1) Benjamin abstained from wine Syn: refrain from, desist from, hold back from, forbear; give up, renounce, avoid, shun, eschew, forgo, go without, do without; refuse, decline; informal cut out; formal abjure Ant …
30abstain — v 1. refrain from, forbear, desist from, restrain from, hold back from voluntarily; give up, Inf. swear off, quit, renounce, resolve or promise to give up; discontinue, stop, cease; let alone, keep one s hands off, turn aside from, hold off from …
