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Distinctive vs Withhold - What's the difference?

distinctive | withhold |

As an adjective distinctive

is that serves to distinguish between things.

As a verb withhold is

to keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

distinctive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • that serves to distinguish between things
  • that is characteristic or typical of something
  • withhold

    English

    Verb

  • To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
  • To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
  • To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
  • Synonyms

    * retain

    Derived terms

    * overwithhold * underwithhold