withhold
IPA: wɪθhˈoʊɫd
noun
- (Scientology) An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.
verb
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
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Examples of "withhold" in Sentences
- The man refused to withhold his payment.
- NY county vows to withhold pistol permit data.
- Withhold money until museum governance is changed.
- The article dates the last withholding of assent at 1707.
- The power to withhold and leak leads to the power to lie.
- Taipei deputy mayor threatens to withhold energy from Taipower.
- So the Irish threatened to withhold the export of Guinness beer.
- The Reply of Ruud Lubbers and the Analysis of Max Van der Stoel were withhold.
- Personally I think people should withhold money to the Republican National Committee.
- Israel will withhold tax revenues from the Palestinian administration at least until March.
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