Abstineo

Latin-English

abstĭn|ĕō, -ēre, -ŭī, abstentum. (abˈsti.ne.o) v.

1. trans. To keep from.
2. intrans. To keep oneself from; to abstain (from).

[ abs + teneo.]

Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 3.7:

Quod me ad vitam vocas, unum efficis ut a me manus abstineam, alterum non potes ut me non nostri consili vitaeque paeniteat.

Your urging me towards life convinces me not to lay a hand on myself; but you can't keep me from regretting my decision and my life.