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withhold

Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhəʊld/

The English word “withhold” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
  2. To keep (information, assent, etc.) to oneself rather than revealing it.
  3. To stay back, to refrain.

noun

  1. An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.

Etymology

From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold.

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