Constructions with Abstineō

Abstaining from an object in Latin can leave you with one of three grammatical constructions, given here in the order of frequency:

abstinēre aliquid/sē + ablative of object
abstinēre aliquid/sē (absolute)
absintēre aliquid/sē + genitive of object (cf. Greek ἀπεχἐσθαι τινός)

Here some examples of how and from what the Romans refrained—

virgō nuptā abstinet — virgins abstain from marriage
vir sapit quī urbis rēbus abstineat — the wise man holds off from politics
mē ostreīs et muraenīs facile abstinēbam — I easily abstained from oysters and eels — Cicero, Ad Familiārēs 7.26 (they make him nauseated)
mihi abstinē invidere! — don’t bother pitying me!
animum coluit abstinentem pecūniae — she cherished a frugal mind