Abstain vs Restraint - What's the difference?
abstain | restraint |
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself.
Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites.
* Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? - Shakespeare, Richard II, II-i
(obsolete) Fast.
Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
* Not a few abstained from voting. -
(obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold.
* Whether he abstain men from marying [sic]. -
(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve
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As a verb abstain
is (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) keep or withhold oneself .As a noun restraint is
(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.abstain
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Verb
(en verb)Usage notes
* (keep or withhold oneself) Followed by the word from' or ' of . * (refrain from something) Followed by the word from .Synonyms
* deny oneself * forbear * forgo * give up * refrain * relinquish * withholdDerived terms
* abstentionReferences
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*restraint
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(wikipedia restraint)Noun
- Make sure all the restraints are tight.
- Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
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- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.