abstainEnglish → SpanishOxford English–Spanishabstain /AmE əbˈsteɪn , BrE əbˈsteɪn / intransitive verb 1 (in vote) abstenerse2 (refrain) abstenerse to abstain from sth/ -ing abstenerse de algo/+ inf they abstain from meat on Fridays hacen abstinencia los viernes