withholds

verb

Meaning

To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
To stay back.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

keep back(English)deduct(English)recoup(English)conducts(English)deducts(English)denies(English)holds(English)keeps(English)

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Sources

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