Word: abstained
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ab
stained
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of abstain; refrain from voting
Morphemes:
Affix: abstain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: abs-
Language: la
Decoded: abs-
Meaning: from
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.