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Abstain logo #10101) Be a good designated driver 2) Choose not to choose 3) Choose not to participate 4) Choose not to vote 5) Choose not to vote, or drink 6) Choose to not participate 7) Decline to decide 8) Decline to vote 9) Fast 10) Forbear 11) Forgo 12) French word used in English 13) Go without 14) Go without alcohol
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Abstain

Abstain logo #21002• (v. i.) To hold one`s self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. • (v. t.) To hinder; to withhold.
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Abstain

Abstain logo #20972Ab·stain' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Abstained ; present participle & verbal noun Abstaining .] [ Middle English absteynen , abstenen , Old French astenir , abstenir , French absteni...
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Abstain

Abstain logo #20972Ab·stain' transitive verb To hinder; to withhold. « Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton. »
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abstain logo #20400[v] - refrain from voting 2. [v] - choose to refrain
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abstain

abstain logo #21009abstain To hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from); abstention.
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abstain

abstain logo #20974refrain verb choose not to consume; `I abstain from alcohol`
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abstain

abstain logo #21199to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually fol. by from): to abstain from eating meat. · to refrain from casting one's vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained.
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abstain

abstain logo #23665[SAT terms] choose not to consume
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