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with·hold
 withhold
- pronunciation:
- wIth
hold
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
withholds, withholding, withheld |
| definition 1: |
to deliberately hold back; restrain.
She withheld her anger.- synonyms:
- control, hold, restrain, stay
- similar words:
- arrest, bottle up, bridle, check, contain, curb, prevent, repress, smother, suppress, swallow
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| definition 2: |
to refrain from giving.
They withheld his pay.
- synonyms:
- deny, retain
- antonyms:
- accord, give, provide, surrender, yield
- similar words:
- block, conceal, deprive, dock, hush up, keep, refuse, repress, reserve, suppress
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| related words: |
classify, hold out, save, spare, stay, suspend |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to refrain.
- synonyms:
- refrain
- similar words:
- abstain, cease, desist, forbear
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| related words: |
abstain, spare |
| derivation: |
withholder (n.) |
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