Abstain vs Undefined - What's the difference?
abstain | undefined |
(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]. -
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a verb abstain
is (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) keep or withhold oneself .As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.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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Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .