Withhold

v. t.	1.	[imp. Withheld ; p. p. Withheld, Obs. or Archaic Withholden ( ); 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. - Spenser.
	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.
	3.	To keep; to maintain; to retain. To withhold it the more easily in heart. - Chaucer.

Verb	1.	withhold - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" Synonyms: keep back
	2.	withhold - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" Synonyms: deduct, recoup

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