a 1 b 3 s 1 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb refrain from voting
verb choose not to consume
originFirst attested around 1380. From Middle English absteynen, absteinen, abstenen, from Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”) from abs- (“from”) + teneō (“to hold”). See also tenable.
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