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to avoid to do something or to refuse to vote in English:

Athletes usually abstain from smoking.

He was told to abstain from drinking by the doctor.

My father tries to abstain from drinking.

Tom was told to abstain from smoking and drinking.

I had to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital.

I am abstaining out of consideration for the Danish workers ill-treated by globalisation.

abstinence | abstention | abstainer | abstemious | abstinent

"She intends to abstain from sex before marriage"

Rob needs to abstain from eating cakes if he wants to wear his skinny jeans

For this reason, we have decided to abstain on this report

True science teaches us to doubt and to abstain from ignorance.

I abstain from voting.

I'll abstain from going out today.