Withstand vs. Withhold — What's the Difference?

To resist or oppose with determined effort

To refrain from giving or granting

To be undamaged or unaffected by

To keep in check; restrain

To resist or endure successfully.

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

(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

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

To oppose (something) forcefully.

(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

(intransitive) To stay back. en

Resist or confront with resistance;

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

Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.

To keep; to maintain; to retain.

Hold back; refuse to hand over or share;

Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments;