Abstained is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ABSTAINED in dictionary:

VERB:
• ABSTAIN, to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
• refrain from drinking alcohol
• restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
• formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to refrain voluntarily

Words related to ABSTAINED

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How to use ABSTAINED in a sentence

• Our mediation and our advice have not been officially asked by the combatants, and we have abstained from giving it.
• Name any ruler who has abstained from war because force is no argument.
• They abstained from bloody sacrifices, and lived on fruits or vegetables.
• Tess looked down again, and carefully abstained from gazing in that direction.
• He too greeted Rowcliffe as if nothing had happened, and he abstained from any reference to Gwenda.
• The place in which the old man lives is poor enough, and he has carefully abstained from any hint as to what he might leave his granddaughter.
• Now Achilles was quite aware, for he had been told by his mother, that he might avoid death and return home, and live to a good old age, if he abstained from slaying Hector.
• They were excessively unwilling to venture near an enemy at night, and as a general rule abstained from all military movements during the hours of darkness.
• It is remarkable that during the whole time of the Persian dominion Ethiopia seems to have abstained from any invasion of the Egyptian territory.
• We abstained from helping the Austrians with an open force.
• In so far as men and women abstained from, or delayed their marriage, on the ground of inability to support a family, they fulfilled the law, and followed the advice of Malthus.
• In the first place he abstained from hastening the downfall of representative institutions by asking questions and making speeches.
• Giselher and Gernot would not take part in the hunt, but nevertheless they abstained from warning Siegfried of his danger.
• The sons of his patron, King Sebert, relapsed into paganism, indeed they had never forsaken it, though so long as their father lived they had abstained from heathen rites.
• Required, something from which my father abstained and in which his workmen exceeded, and which he abstained from more and more as he grew richer and richer.
• Marie abstained from commenting on this remark, and Friedrich was silent and comfortable.
• Rayburn abstained from considering the more serious question suggested by what he had read.
• I abstained from recording much that I remember respecting her, lest the narrative should sound incredible.
• When the resolution was put to the congress, 196 voted for, 2 against it, and 39, including the 30 British delegates, abstained.
• The latter, seeing that it would be useless to attempt to overcome their fears, on this ground, abstained from the attempt.
• He was by nature less ready than her, and knowing his own deficiency in that respect, abstained from all answer on the subject.
• During the three days of his captivity he had not undressed, taken no food, and even abstained from sleep.
• All of the low-protein and non-flesh subjects except one had abstained from flesh foods for periods of 4 to 20 years, and 5 of them had never eaten such foods.
• Their designs were facilitated by the circumstance that Turkey had abstained from sending troops into the province.
• Although Lord Montfort carefully abstained from pursuing the subject which nevertheless engrossed his thoughts, he had a vigilant and skilful ally in Mr.
• Nevertheless, the United States have abstained, at all times, from acts of interference with the political changes of Europe.
• It was a genuine battle, although they abstained from striking one another, and there was no anger in it.
• He had even abstained from reading the papers, a few days, lest he might see some account of the accident.
• But if they abstained from injuring one another, then they might act together better? Yes.
• The Duke wisely abstained from pressing his cause, or asking why she qualified her plans.
• Some have abstained from any indecent, insulting remarks in relation to the Court.

Similar words containing ABSTAIN without suffix ed

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