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withhold

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noun withholder.

withhold

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v.i. to refrain (from).
Ex. to withhold from spreading the news.

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v.t. 1. to refuse to give.
Ex. There will be no seal hunting if the government withholds permits.
2. to hold back; keep back.
Ex. The dam broke as it was too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water.

withhold

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withhold, verb, -held,-holding.