WITHHOLD


Meaning of WITHHOLD in English

with ‧ hold /wɪðˈhəʊld, wɪθ- $ -ˈhoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle withheld /-ˈheld/) [transitive]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: with 'from' + hold ]

to refuse to give someone something:

I withheld payment until they had completed the work.

Ian was accused of withholding vital information from the police.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.