Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Withhold (witheld, withheld, withold, witholding)
witheld (withheld)withholden (with[h]olden)
withhold (witheld, withheld, withold, witholding), v. [OE.]
- Deduct; subtract; refuse to give.
- Deny; hold back.
- Not tell; fail to disclose.
- Phrase. “Witholden to”: concealed from; hidden from; kept back from; not shared with.
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