Withhold /(?)/

With·hold

Withhold

v. t.

imp. Withheld; p. p. Withheld; p. pr. & vb. n. Withholding

  1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
    Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From knitting league with him.
  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.
  3. To keep; to maintain; to retain. [Obs.]
    To withhold it the more easily in heart.