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Withhold vs Withstand - What's the difference?

withhold | withstand |

As verbs the difference between withhold and withstand

is that withhold is to keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner while withstand is to resist or endure (something) successfully.

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

    withstand

    English

    Verb

  • To resist or endure (something) successfully.
  • * '>citation
  • To oppose (something) forcefully.

    • Related terms

    * notwithstanding * withstanding