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abstain
(verb)
abstain
(verb)
Meaning
choose not to do something
Example
"She decided to abstain from eating sweets."
Synonyms
refraindesistwithhold
Antonyms
indulgepartake
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin abstinere, meaning to hold back.
Related word forms
noun: abstention
adjective: abstinent
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