Definition of withhold

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Withhold (v. t.) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition..

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Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.
Retainer :: Retainer (n.) The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
Withholder :: Withholder (n.) One who withholds.
Conceal :: Conceal (v. t.) To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.
Unbelief :: Unbelief (n.) The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.
Negative :: Negative (n.) The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.
Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition..
Deforcement :: Deforcement (n.) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right..
Subtractive :: Subtraction (n.) The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
Defraud :: Defraud (v. t.) To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; -- with of before the thing taken or withheld..
Rob :: Rob (v. t.) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight..
Disfavor :: Disfavor (v. t.) To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.
Withholden :: Withholden () of Withhol.
Hiding :: Hiding (n.) The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment..
Reserve :: Reserve (v. t.) Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain..
Absent :: Absent (v. t.) To withhold from being present.
Estrange :: Estrange (v. t.) To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with..
Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
Boycott :: Boycott (v. t.) To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition..
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