Withhold
[wɪð'həʊld] or [wɪð'hold]
Definition
(verb.) hold back; refuse to hand over or share; 'The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room'.
(verb.) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; 'My employer is withholding taxes'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
(v. t.) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
(v. t.) To keep; to maintain; to retain.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Restrain, keep in, rein in.[2]. Retain, keep back.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Retain, keep, inhibit, cohibit, stay, restrain, refuse, stint, forbear, detain
ANT:Grant, afford, furnish, provide, allow, permit, encourage, incite, concede,lavish
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Definition
v.t. to hold back: to keep back.—v.i. to stay back:—pa.t. and pa.p. Withheld′ (arch. pa.p. Withhol′den).—ns. Withhol′der; Withhold′ment.
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Examples
- Well might he, doubtless knowing himself, withhold all pledge. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Not any passenger that sailed in the Quaker City will withhold his endorsement of what I have just said. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She could not withhold it,' said the Secretary. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It's easier to give it than to withhold it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I do not dispute that you discharge your duty in asking me the question; you will not dispute my right to withhold the answer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Go on; you are no friend if you withhold from me the truth. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There was a reproach in the touch so addressed to him that she had not foreseen, or she would have withheld her hand. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They have a right to claim a certain respect, and to feel wounded when it is withheld from them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was shy and withheld, though full of attention. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I have not withheld money, you mean, where it could assuage affliction. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Thus much had been granted her; and all besides withheld. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Their presence was not vital to her, she was withheld, she did not take them in. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was withheld. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- All this past summer, you have been withholding something from me. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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