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verb (v)

• refrain from voting(verb.social)

  source: wordnet30
• choose not to consume(verb.consumption)

  Example:
  I abstain from alcohol.
  

  Synonym:
  desist, refrain
  Antonym:
  consume, have, ingest, take, take in
  

  source: wordnet30
• To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To hinder; to withhold.(verb)

  source: webster1913