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Meaning of withhold

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

withhold

Pronunciation:/wɪðˈhəʊld//wɪðˈhoʊld/

verb

Definitions

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

  2. To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

  3. To stay back.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/withhold

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