Meaning Of The Word Abstain

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abstain
verb: If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.

abstain in American English
to hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from)
intransitive verb: to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy

abstain in British English
verb: to choose to refrain

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