Withhold Definition

wĭth-hōld, wĭth-
withheld, withholding, withholds
verb
withheld, withholding, withholds
To refrain; forbear.
Webster's New World
To hold back; keep back; restrain.
Webster's New World
To refrain from granting, permitting, etc.; refuse.
Webster's New World
To take out or deduct (taxes, etc.) from wages or salary.
Webster's New World
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
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Origin of Withhold

  • Middle English witholden with away from with holden to hold hold1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English withholden, equivalent to with- +"Ž hold.

    From Wiktionary

Withhold Sentence Examples

  • The sun seemed to withhold its light and warmth from him.

  • Now I would muddy the waters even more by contacting Daniel Brennan, another fact I planned to withhold from all but my wife.

  • Trustworthy statistics on this point cannot be obtained, because most firms withhold any information .as to the extent of their production from the public.

  • Priests of the Society are given the option of either joining other orders or remaining as secular clergy, under obedience to the ordinaries, who are empowered to grant or withhold from them licences to hear confessions.

  • The Council may also act in cases of default by the local authorities, or may make representations to the Local Government Board respecting such default, whereupon the Board may direct the Council to withhold payment due to the local authority under the Equalization of Rates Act 1894.

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Words Starting With

WWIWIT

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DLDOLD

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Words Starting With W and Ending With D

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