withhold
English
WOTD – 29 October 2008
Etymology
From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold.
Pronunciation
Verb
withhold (third-person singular simple present withholds, present participle withholding, simple past withheld, past participle withheld or (rare) withholden)
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- (intransitive) To stay back.
Synonyms
- (keep (a physical object) to oneself): retain
Derived terms
Translations
to keep an object
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to keep information
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to retain
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