Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: witheld – witnessing
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witheld (withheld), v. [see withhold, v.]
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.
withholden (with[h]olden), v. [see withhold, v.]
within, adv. [OE; see with and in.]
- Inside.
- Indoors.
- Internal; interior; personal; private.
within, n. [see within, adv.; object of a preposition.]
Instinct; inspiration; inner perception; interior senses.
within, prep. [OE.] (webplay: ago, heart, house, inner, latter, place, time).
Into; inside; in the bounds of.
withold (witholding), v. [see withhold, v.]
witness (-es), n. [OE.]
- Onlooker; spectator; one personally present; [metaphor] waiting passenger; [fig.] angel; heavenly being.
- Testimony; legal statement; attestation of a fact; [metaphor] imprint; potential for new life; [fig.] creed; expression of faith; declaration of belief; (see Acts 4:33).
- Assent; endorsement; support; sign of agreement.
- Sign; token; symbol.
- Proof; evidence; certification; verification; documentation.
- Story; account; firsthand experience.
- Auditor; listener; silent observer; one who gives testimony based on first-hand experience.
- Organ of vision; body part that enables sight.
witness (-ed, -es), v. [OE.]
- See; view; [fig.] experience.
- Illuminate; make visible; enable to view.
- Testify; attest; make a formal legal statement; [Webster 1844] “I witnessed the ceremonies in New York, with which the ratification of the constitution was celebrated in 1788.”
- Observe silently.
witnessing, verbal n. [OE.]
Vision; potential for sight; ability to see.