withhold Definition

withhold
verb

1. To refuse to give or grant something.

Example: withheld evidence
Thesaurus: hold back, reserve, suppress, repress, check, conceal, hide, secrete; Antonym: give, release.
2. To hold back something.

Example: withholding payment
Thesaurus: hold back, retain, reserve, keep, check.

Derivative: withheld

Kept back; not shown or given.
Thesaurus: held back, concealed, hidden, kept under wraps, checked, restrained, delayed; Antonym: free, opened.

Derivative: withholder

Etymology: 12c.