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ab·stain    Audio Help   (āb-stān', əb-)  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   ab·stained, ab·stain·ing, ab·stains
  1. To refrain from something by one's own choice: abstain from traditional political rhetoric. See Synonyms at refrain1.
  2. To refrain from voting: Forty senators voted in favor of the bill, 45 voted against it, and 15 abstained.


[Middle English absteinen, to avoid, from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinēre, to hold back : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·stain'er n.
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