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abstain

British pronunciation/ɐbstˈe‍ɪn/
American pronunciation/æbˈsteɪn/, /əbˈsteɪn/
to abstain
[VERBE]
MAIN VERB
1

s'abstenir

to avoid doing something, especially something that one enjoys
Synonymes : desist
refrain
Antonymes : consume
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1Now our next word was abstain.
2Now our next word was abstain.
3Unfortunately, many countries abstained from that vote.
4Yeah, abstaining.
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