Hold back and Vest

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Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Vest is an antonym for hold back.

Vest verb - To give official or legal power to.

Usage example: “By the power vested in me by the state,” intoned the minister, “I now pronounce that you are married”

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Hold back is an antonym for vest.

Nearby Words: vested, vesture, vestment, vesting

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