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Verb: abstain  ub'steyn or ab'steyn
  1. Refrain from voting
     
  2. Choose not to consume
    "I abstain from alcohol"
    - refrain, desist

Derived forms: abstains, abstained, abstaining

See also: abstainer, abstention, abstinent

Type of: forbear, refrain

Antonym: consume

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