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Abstained
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abstain
Abstainer
(n.)
One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of
intoxicating liquors.
Abstaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abstain
Abstemious
(a.)
Abstaining from wine.
Abstemious
(a.)
Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the
appetite or passions.
Abstemious
(a.)
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as,
an abstemious diet.
Abstemious
(a.)
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious
life.
Abstemious
(a.)
Promotive of abstemiousness.
Abstemiousness
(n.)
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or
sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater
degree of abstinence than temperance.
Abstention
(a.)
The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
Abstentious
(a.)
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.
Absterge
(v. t.)
To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse;
hence, to purge.
Abstergent
(a.)
Serving to cleanse, detergent.
Abstergent
(n.)
A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is
an abstergent.
Absterse
(v. t.)
To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.
Abstersion
(n.)
Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
Abstersive
(a.)
Cleansing; purging.
Abstersive
(n.)
Something cleansing.
Abstersiveness
(n.)
The quality of being abstersive.
Abstinence
(n.)
The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary
forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence
of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual
propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from
intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.