Withhold

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1 English 1.1 Transitive verb 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations

English

Transitive verb

to withhold (present participle withholding, past tense and past participle withheld)

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

Synonyms

• (keep (a physical object) to oneself): retain

Translations

keep (physical object) to oneself

keep (information, etc) to oneself