abstain+from
31abstain — verb /əbˈsteɪn/ a) Refrain from (something); hold ones self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites; with from. , Not a few abstained from voting. b) To shun voluntarily …
32abstain — v.intr. 1 a (usu. foll. by from) restrain oneself; refrain from indulging in (abstained from cakes and sweets; abstained from mentioning it). b refrain from drinking alcohol. 2 formally decline to use one s vote. Derivatives: abstainer n.… …
33abstain — [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre, was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre, produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain, maintain, obtain, and retain, as well as… …
34abstain — [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre, was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre, produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain, maintain, obtain, and retain, as well as… …
35abstain — ab·stain əb stān, ab vi to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self denial from an action or practice (as consumption of a food or a drug or indulgence in sexual intercourse) ab·stain·er n …
36abstain — v. avoid; refrain from …
37abstain — v. n. Refrain, forbear, desist, deny one s self, hold or keep one s self back, stay one s hand, keep one s self from indulgence …
38abstain — verb 1) he abstained from wine Syn: refrain, desist, forbear, give up, renounce, avoid, eschew, forgo, go/do without, refuse, decline; informal cut out 2) one member abstained Syn …
39keep from — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, bar, bosom, bridle, check, classify, conceal, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, curb, curtail, debar, decelerate, deflect, deter, discourage,… …
40List of verbs derived from personal names — This is a list of verbs derived from the names of real people.Common* Boycott ** To abstain from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organisation as an expression of protest or as a means of coercion. ** From: Charles Boycott* Burke ** …
