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Antonyms for abstain from
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ab-steyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : æbˈsteɪn |
- abandon
- accept
- acknowledge
- admit
- advance
- agree
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- cease
- claim
- comply
- condone
- conform
- continue
- desert
- discontinue
- embrace
- emphasize
- encourage
- give in
- give up
- go
- go along
- help
- hold
- indulge
- keep
- leave
- maintain
- note
- OK
- pay attention
- permit
- quit
- regard
- reject
- retain
- revert
- stop
- surrender
- take
- use
Definition of abstain from
Origin :- late 14c., "to withhold oneself," from Old French abstenir (14c.), earlier astenir (13c.) "hold (oneself) back, refrain, abstain (from), practice abstinence," from Latin abstinere "withhold, keep back, keep off," from ab(s)- "from, away from" (see ab-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Specifically of liquor, attested from late 14c. Of voting, 1796. Related: Abstained; abstaining.
- As in renounce : verb abandon, reject
- As in resist : verb withstand, oppose
- As in abjure : verb give up
- As in dispense with : verb omit; do away with
- As in do without : verb get along without
Synonyms for abstain from
- abdicate
- abide
- abjure
- abnegate
- abolish
- abstain from
- antagonize
- apostacize
- arrogate
- assail
- assault
- battle
- bear
- brook
- brush aside
- buck
- cancel
- cast off
- check
- combat
- confront
- contend
- continue
- counteract
- countervail
- curb
- decline
- defect
- defy
- demit
- deny
- desert
- die hard
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- dispense
- dispose of
- dispute
- disregard
- divorce oneself from
- do without
- drop out
- duel
- dump
- endure
- eschew
- fight back
- forbear
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- get rid of
- give up
- hinder
- hold
- hold off
- hold out against
- ignore
- keep from
- leave alone
- leave flat
- leave off
- maintain
- opt out
- pass over
- persevere
- persist
- prevent
- put up a fight
- quit
- rat
- recant
- refrain
- refuse
- relinquish
- remain
- remain firm
- render needless
- renege
- renounce
- repel
- repudiate
- resign
- retract
- sell out
- shake off
- spurn
- stand up to
- stay
- stonewall
- struggle against
- suffer
- swear off
- take back
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- thwart
- toss over
- traverse
- turn
- turn down
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- weather
- withdraw
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