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Showing words for ABSTAIN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Abstain

abstain, bastian

6 Letter Words for Abstain

abatis, banias, basnat, istana, sabian, sabina

5 Letter Words for Abstain

absit, ainas, antas, antis, asian, baits, banat, bania, bants, basan, basat, basin, basta, basti, batis, bints, nabis, naias, nasab, nasat, niata, sabin, saint, sanai, sanit, santa, satai, satan, satin, staab, staia, stain, tabis, tains, tanas, tania

4 Letter Words for Abstain

abas, abit, aias, aina, ains, aint, aits, anas, anat, anba, anis, ansa, ansi, anta, anti, ants, asia, asin, asta, atis, baas, bain, bait, bani, bans, bant, bast, bata, bats, bias, bins, bint, bist, bits, inst, inta, isba, isnt, itas, nabs, naib, nais, nasa, nasi, nast, nats, nibs, nist, nits, saba, sain, sana, sant, sata, sati, sian, sina, sita, snab, snib, snit, stab, stib, tabi, tabs, tain, tais, tana, tans, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Abstain

aas, aba, abn, abs, abt, aia, ain, ais, ait, ana, ans, ant, asb, ast, baa, bai, ban, bas, bat, bin, bis, bit, bns, iaa, iba, ins, int, isn, ist, ita, its, naa, nab, nas, nat, nib, nis, nit, saa, sab, sai, san, sat, sib, sin, sit, sta, taa, tab, tai, tan, tas, tbs, tib, tin, tis, tsi

Definitions for Abstain

[1] to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat.
[2] to refrain from casting one's vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained.
[3] to choose to refrain he abstained from alcohol
[4] to refrain from voting, esp in a committee, legislature, etc

Words related to Abstain

quit, renounce, refrain, withhold, forgo, cease, shun, forbear, decline, refuse, spurn, avoid, eschew, stop, fast, abjure, curb, evade, pass, constrain

Words nearby Abstain

absorption hygrometer, absorption spectrum, absorptive, absorptivity, absquatulate, abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent

Origin of Abstain

1350–1400; Middle English abste(i)nen < Middle French abstenir ≪ Latin abstinēre, equivalent to abs- abs- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold, keep

Other words from Abstain

non·ab·stain·ing , adjective
o·ver·ab·stain , verb (used without object)

Word origin for Abstain

C14: via Old French from Latin abstinēre, from abs- ab- 1 + tenēre to hold, keep

Synonyms for Abstain

cease, forgo, pass up, quit, refrain, renounce, shun, withhold, abjure, abnegate, avoid, constrain, curb, decline, eschew, evade, fast, forbear, pass, refuse, spurn, starve, stop, deny oneself, do without, fence-sit, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, take the cure, take the pledge