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
Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...externis viribus iam stare poterant, tamen bello non abstinebant. Adeo ne infeliciter quidem defensae libertatis taedebat et vinci..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...permissa temeritati audaciaeque esset. Multum et consules se abstinebant, ne cui in conluvione rerum maiestatem suam contumeliae offerrent..."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..."