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The synonyms of “Abstain” are: desist, refrain, hold back, forbear, keep, be teetotal, be a teetotaller, take the pledge, not vote, decline to vote, refuse to vote
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abstain” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be a teetotaller | Happen, occur, take place. |
| be teetotal | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
| decline to vote | Grow worse. |
| desist | Choose not to consume. Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage. |
| forbear | Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain. Rebecca could not forbear a smile. |
| hold back | To close within bounds limit or hold back from movement. |
| keep | Look after be the keeper of have charge of. Keep count. |
| not vote | Bring into existence or make available by vote. |
| refrain | Choose not to consume. He refrained from hitting him back. |
| refuse to vote | Refuse entrance or membership. |
| take the pledge | Experience or feel or submit to. |
| abdicate | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor s brother. |
| abjure | Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim. She abjured her beliefs. |
| abstention | The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol. A resolution passed by 126 votes to none with six abstentions. |
| ballot | Vote by ballot. He won 54 per cent of the ballot. |
| cease | Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. They were asked to cease all military activity. |
| cede | Relinquish possession or control over. In 1874 the islands were ceded to Britain. |
| choice | One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. I had to do it I had no choice. |
| dereliction | A tendency to be negligent and uncaring. A gross dereliction of duty by the Secretary of State. |
| elect | Select by a vote for an office or membership. An elect circle of artists. |
| election | The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice. Her election of medicine as a profession. |
| elector | In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted. |
| foreswear | Turn away from; give up. I am foreswearing women forever. |
| forgo | Go without (something desirable. We forgo any comparison between the two men. |
| forswear | Agree to give up or do without. I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn. |
| give | Give or supply. For your entertainment this evening I give you Mister Albert DeNero. |
| hustings | The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making. Mrs Jones organized two public hustings. |
| presidency | A council of three officers forming the highest administrative body in Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Churches. The presidency of the United States. |
| president | The celebrant at a Eucharist. The president of the European Union. |
| quit | Leave (a place), usually permanently. I want to quit smoking. |
| refrain | The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers. She refrained from comment. |
| relinquish | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. He relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive. |
| renounce | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. He renounced alcohol completely. |
| resign | Voluntarily leave a job or office. The chairman resigned over the financial scandal. |
| surrender | The action of surrendering to an opponent or powerful influence. She surrendered only twenty games in her five qualifying matches. |
| unanimity | Agreement by all people involved; consensus. There is almost complete unanimity on this issue. |
| vote | Express one s preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution cast a vote. They are ready to put it to a vote. |
| voting | A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative. |
| waive | Refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim. Her tuition fees would be waived. |
| withhold | Hold back; refuse to hand over or share. Her mouth clenched as if withholding a cry. |
| yield | Be the cause or source of. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram. |
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