verb/absteˈneɾse/
to abstain, to forbear
“Se abstiene de fumar en el coche.” — She abstains from smoking in the car.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin abstinerebor. Spanish abstenerse Borrowed from Latin abstinere.