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Word | Abstain |
choose to refrain; I abstain from alcohol / refrain from voting / To hold one's self aloof / refrain; withhold from participation / restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. / to choose not to do or have something / to choose not to vote, | |
Usage | ⇒ He has been adviced to abstain from smoking ⇒ After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race. ⇒ Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained. ⇒ abstaining from chocolate ⇒ Thirty-two voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstrained |
Synonyms | forbear, refrain, avoid, shun, decline, eschew, refuse, forgo, give up, evade, withhold, desist, abnegate, cease, fast, keep, renounce, miss, curb, reject, |
Antonyms | indulge, take, consume, use, accept, have, ingest, undertake, give in, concede, contribute, deliver, determine, dine, feast, imbibe, insist, partake, participate, submit, |
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