withhold
verb
[ wɪðˈhəʊld ]
• refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).
• "the name of the dead man is being withheld"
Similar:
refuse to give,
hold back,
keep back,
stop,
retain,
keep hold of,
hold on to,
fail to disclose,
hide,
conceal,
keep secret,
sit on,
keep under one's hat,
Origin:
Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold1.
