abstain

/æb'steɪn/ verb

7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS2

VERB

1

Choose not to consume.

“I abstain from alcohol”

2

Refrain from voting.

WORD FORMS

Related formabstainer

Related formabstention

Related formabstinent

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®9 points

Words With Friends®11 points

Double word18 points

Triple word27 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinabstainway

Starts & ends withA … N

Syllablesab · stain

SYNONYMS & RELATED7

desist refrain consume abstainer abstention abstinent abstinence

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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