abstain from alcohol

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• abstain from drinking — avoid drinking; refrain from drinking alcohol …   English contemporary dictionary

• Alcohol dementia — Alcohol dementia, which is sometimes associated with Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome, is a form of dementia caused by long term or excessive drinking resulting in neurological damage and memory loss. Other names for the condition are alcoholic… …   Wikipedia

• alcohol consumption — Introduction  the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …   Universalium

• abstain — v. (D; intr.) to abstain from (to abstain from alcohol) * * * [əb steɪn] (D; intr.) to abstain from (to abstain from alcohol) …   Combinatory dictionary

• alcohol — n. 1) to distill, make alcohol 2) to abstain from alcohol 3) to reek of alcohol 4) ethyl, grain; methyl, wood; pure, unadulterated; rubbing (AE; BE has surgical spirit) alcohol * * * [ ælkəhɒl] grain make alcohol methyl pure rubbing (AE; BE has… …   Combinatory dictionary

• abstain — ab|stain [əbˈsteın] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abstenir, from [i]Latin abstinere, from abs away + tenere to hold ] 1.) to choose not to vote for or against something ▪ Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• abstain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. forbear, refrain. See avoidance, moderation, asceticism, disuse.Ant., indulge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refrain, forbear, renounce, desist, forgo, withhold, avoid, stop, deny oneself, hold aloof… …   English dictionary for students

• abstain — verb (I) 1 to not vote either for or against something in an election 2 formal to not do something, especially something enjoyable, because you think it is bad for your health or morally wrong (+ from): Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Alcohol and cardiovascular disease — The subject of alcohol and heart attacks is important because the major cause of death in many countries is cardiovascular disease.Research indicates that moderate drinkers are less likely to suffer heart attacks than are abstainers or heavy… …   Wikipedia

• abstain — UK [əbˈsteɪn] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abstain : present tense I/you/we/they abstain he/she/it abstains present participle abstaining past tense abstained past participle abstained 1) a) to deliberately avoid doing something that is… …   English dictionary

• abstain — [[t]æbste͟ɪn[/t]] abstains, abstaining, abstained 1) VERB If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. [FORMAL] [V from n] Abstain from sex or use condoms... Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or… …   English dictionary