Definition for Withhold (witheld, withheld, withold, witholding)

withhold (witheld, withheld, withold, witholding), v. [OE.]

  1. Deduct; subtract; refuse to give.
  2. Deny; hold back.
  3. Not tell; fail to disclose.
  4. Phrase. “Witholden to”: concealed from; hidden from; kept back from; not shared with.

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