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withhold vs deprive

deprive vs withhold

withhold and deprive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
withhold No No Yes No
deprive No No Yes No
As verbs, deprive is a hyponym of withhold; that is, deprive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withhold:
  • withhold: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  • deprive: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
Other hyponyms of withhold include block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize, keep to oneself, deny, reserve, immobilise, immobilize.
withhold (verb) deprive (verb)
hold back; refuse to hand over or share take away
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
take away possessions from someone
Difference between withhold and deprive

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