ABSTAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • choose no to consume
   
   Synonym(s)
   • desist (what does desist mean?)
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • I abstain from alcohol
   
   Antonym(s)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   • keep off (what does keep off mean?)
   • avoid (what does avoid mean?)
   • teetotal (what does teetotal mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • abstinence (what does abstinence mean?)
   • abstention (what does abstention mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • abstinent (what does abstinent mean?)
   • nondrinker (what does nondrinker mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • abstinent (what does abstinent mean?)
   • nondrinker (what does nondrinker mean?)
   • abstainer (what does abstainer mean?)
   • ascetic (what does ascetic mean?)
   • abstinence (what does abstinence mean?)
   • abstention (what does abstention mean?)
2. Meaning
   • refrain from voting
   
   Hypernyms(s) abstain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • refrain (what does refrain mean?)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)