abstained
Meaning of abstained
verb
- Keep or withhold oneself.
- Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking.
- Fast (not eat for a period).
- Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.
- Hinder; keep back; withhold.
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Hyphenation of abstained
ab-stained
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- abstained is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
abstained synonyms
Meaning :
deny, forbear, forgo, refrain, relinquish, withhold
Anagrams of abstained
Words that rhyme with abstained
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