To abstain (s'): v. pronoun. (word coming from the Latin abstinere “to keep away”, remade after keeping).
The verb “to abstain” has several meanings:
1. To abstain from doing: not to do, voluntarily (synonyms: to prevent oneself, to avoid, to guard oneself, to forbid oneself).
He refrained from answering (refused).
Refrain from eating (abstinence).
One cannot abstain from judging (dispensing oneself).
We abstained.
2. In absolute terms: Abstain: do not act, do nothing.
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