To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.
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To empty.
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To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.
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Entire; total.
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To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils.
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An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
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To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer…
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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
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One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.
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One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.
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The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
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The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
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Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.
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Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.
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The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary g…
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The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary g…
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Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
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Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
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To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
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To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.
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To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.
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