withhold

To refrain from giving or granting: synonym: keep.

To keep in check; restrain.

To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee’s salary.

To hold back; keep from action; restrain; cheek.

To keep back; refrain from doing, giving, permitting, etc.: as, to withhold payment; to withhold assent to something.

To keep; retain; hold; detain.

To keep; maintain.

To engage; retain.

To refrain; stay back; hold one’s self in check.

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.