abstainer

Variant of abstain

abstain definition

ab·stain (ab stān′, əb-)

intransitive verb

to hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from) to abstain from smoking

Etymology: ME absteinen < OFr abstenir < L abstinere, to hold back < ab(s)-, from + tenere, to hold: see tenant

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