Abstain

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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. Macaulay. Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt Shak.

Synonyms: refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To hinder; to withhold. Whether he abstain men from marrying. Milton.