01 v. t. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
imp.
Withheld; p. p.
Withheld; p. pr. & vb. n.
Withholding
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1.
To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.“Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From knitting league with him.” — Spenser.
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2.
To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.“Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold Longer thy offered good.” — Milton.
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3.
To keep; to maintain; to retain.[Obs.]“To withhold it the more easily in heart.” — Chaucer.