Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.