English > abstain: 2 senses > verb 2, consumptionMeaning | choose not to consume. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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Example | "I abstain from alcohol" |
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Synonyms | refrain, desist |
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Entailed by | mortify, subdue, crucify | hold within limits and control |
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Narrower | fast | abstain from eating |
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fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons |
keep off, avoid | Refrain from certain foods or beverages |
teetotal | Practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages |
Opposite | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
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Spanish | abstenerse, dejar, desistir, inhibirse |
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Catalan | abstenir-se, deixar, desistir |
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Adjectives | abstinent | self-restraining |
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Nouns | abstainer, abstinent | a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages |
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abstainer | someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline / discipline |
abstinence, abstention | the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |