📖 Definitions of "Abstain"
verb
- 1
Keep or withhold oneself.
- 2
Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
"In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking."
- 3
Fast (not eat for a period).
- 4
Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
"I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference."
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