withhold

/wɪθˈhoʊld/, /wɪð-/ v [T] (past tense and past participle withheld /wɪθˈheld/, /wɪð-/)

Definition

› to refuse to give something, or to keep back something: Has the government been withholding crucial information? The governor said he would withhold judgment until he receives the committee’s report.

(Definition of withhold v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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