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Synonyms for withholds


Grammar : Verb
Spell : with-hohld, with-
Phonetic Transcription : wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-

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Définition of withholds

Origin :
  • c.1200, from with- "back, away" (see with) + holden "to hold" (see hold (v.)); probably a loan-translation of Latin retinere "to withhold." Related: Withheld; withholding. Past participle form withholden was still used 19c.
  • verb keep back
Example sentences :
  • The Medium, nevertheless, withholds from him the secret of her art.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • I thank St. Joseph for what he gives, and for what he withholds; yea, for what he takes away!
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • Belief that though he withholds awhile, he loves to be asked; and 5.
  • Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
  • It gives or withholds the majority, but its mission is not to conquer it.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time » by Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
  • I shall be content alike with what He appoints or withholds.
  • Extract from : « The Mind of Jesus » by John R. Macduff
  • Sandy conceals another name, which he withholds from Red Gulch.
  • Extract from : « Two Men of Sandy Bar » by Bret Harte
  • Balthazar gives him time till the morrow, and until then withholds his anathema.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • Does Montezuma believe the Sun would tell me what it withholds from its child?
  • Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
  • Till then it were better to rest, for the night withholds the knowledge.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of North Star » by Ottwell J. Binns
  • He is an oriental who showers favors or withholds them just as his pleasure dictates.
  • Extract from : « The Bible Unveiled » by M. M. Mangasarian

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