abstinebitis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abstineo, abstinere, abstinui, abstentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
withhold, keep away/clear; abstain, fast; refrain (from); avoid; keep hands of;
pl. fut. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
- T
Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...externis viribus iam stare poterant, tamen bello non abstinebant. Adeo ne infeliciter quidem defensae libertatis taedebat et vinci..." - T
Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...permissa temeritati audaciaeque esset. Multum et consules se abstinebant, ne cui in conluvione rerum maiestatem suam contumeliae offerrent..." - P
Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...nefasque avidi aut venales non sacro, non profano abstinebant. et fuere qui inimicos suos specie militum interficerent. ipsique..."