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abstain

(/&/b'st/eI/n )

refrain from voting(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
choose not to consume(verb.consumption)

Example:
I abstain from alcohol.

Synonym:
desist, refrain
Antonym:
consume, have, ingest, take, take in

source: wordnet30
To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.(verb)

source: webster1913
To hinder; to withhold.(verb)

source: webster1913

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