Difference between Abstains and Refrain

ABSTAINS vs REFRAIN: NOUN

The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
A burden or chorus recurring at regular intervals in the course of a song or ballad, usually at the end of each stanza.
The musical phrase or figure to which the burden of a song is set. It has the same relation to the main part of the tune that the burden has to the main text of the song.
An after-taste or -odor; that impression which lingers on the sense: as, the refrain of a Cologne water, of a perfume, of a wine.
The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
To abstain from.

Withholds, Indulges, Obtains, Resists, Defers, Avoids, Chooses, Shuns, Forbears, Disapproves, Declines, Fails, Refrains, Desist, Refrain

Restrain, Beware, Resist, Withhold, Eschew, Deter, Cease, Avoid, Prevent, Stop, Forebear, Chorus, Forbear, Abstain, Desist

Ignores, Hates, Equivocates, Despises, Prohibits, Resigns, Proscribes, Acquiesces, Prefers, Forbids, Chooses, Shuns, Forbears, Declines, Desist

Keep, Avoided, Restrain, Beware, Resist, Withhold, Eschew, Deter, Cease, Avoid, Prevent, Stop, Chorus, Abstain, Desist

The person observing fasting abstains from food and drink only for My sake.
It is impossible to become a drunkard if one abstains from alcoholic beverages.
If a is absent or abstains from voting, the minutes shall so indicate.
Bright abstains, perhaps wisely, from giving us yet many details of his plan.
The provider expects unanimous votes in order to grant access, ignoring abstains.
Catholic abstains from eating meat, and may only eat fish.
Yves remains harmed: she abstains her bedspread sines too rifely?
Jentsch abstains from anecdotal evidence and lengthy summaries.
One abstains from sex in order to pray.
It thus deliberately abstains from any optimizing foundation.

Hitler to refrain from interfering with my officialfunctions.
Refrain from personal issue conversations in the workplace.
To refrain from doing something because of fear.
Refrain from touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Damage for every AOO you refrain from taking.
You shall refrain from any use of alcohol.
Focus on understanding and refrain from giving advice.
Please refrain from purchasing if you are nervous.
If everybody is to refrain from killing that violinist, then everybody must refrain from doing a great many different sorts of things.
Refrain from divulging any Refrain from making wrong employees or customers.