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withhold

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
withhold/wɪðˈhəʊld/

▶verb (past and past part. withheld)

1 refuse to give (something due to or desired by another).

2 suppress or restrain (an emotion or reaction).

– derivatives
withholder noun.

– origin ME: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + hold1.

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