verb

• (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself.
• (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
• (intransitive, obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period).
• (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
• (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold.