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abstains definition

abstains


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  abstain 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  abstain 
 
  Sense  2 
  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
  =>  fast 
  =>  fast 
  =>  keep  off  avoid 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  abstain 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  abstain 
 
  Sense  2 
  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
  =>  fast 
  =>  diet 
  =>  fast 
  =>  diet 
  =>  keep  off  avoid 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  abstain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  abstain 
 
  2  senses  of  abstain 
 
  Sense  1 
  abstain 
  =>  refrain,  forbear 
 
  Sense  2 
  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  abstain 
 
  abstain  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  abstain 
 
  Sense  1 
  abstain 
  =>  refrain,  forbear 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  abstain 
 
  The  verb  abstain  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abstain  --  (refrain  from  voting) 
  2.  (1)  abstain,  refrain,  desist  --  (choose  to  refrain;  "I  abstain  from  alcohol") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  abstain 
 
  The  verb  abstain  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  abstain  --  (refrain  from  voting) 
  2.  (1)  abstain,  refrain,  desist  --  (choose  to  refrain;  "I  abstain  from  alcohol") 



abstains definition