English dictionary

abstain

/&/b'st/eI/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

refrain from voting

verb.social

Source: WordNet 3.0
choose not to consume

verb.consumption

Examples
I abstain from alcohol.

Synonyms desist refrain

Antonyms consume have ingest take take in

Source: WordNet 3.0
To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with <i>from</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913
To hinder; to withhold.

verb

Source: webster1913