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abstained |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abstain \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 one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from Not a few abstained from voting. --Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? --Shak. Syn: To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self give up relinquish.
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