Abstain
Abstain ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
[Old English absteynen, abstenen, Old French astenir, abstenir, French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, abstentum, transitive verb & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.
Not a few abstained from voting.
Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt?
Abstain , transitive verb
To hinder; to withhold.
Whether he abstain men from marrying.