ABSTAIN
\ɐbstˈe͡ɪn], \ɐbstˈeɪn], \ɐ_b_s_t_ˈeɪ_n]\
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To hinder; to withhold.
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To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; - with from.
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To hinder; to withhold.
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To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; - with from.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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