Kill and Withhold

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Withhold and kill are semantically related In some cases you can use "Withhold" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Kill and withhold are semantically related in keep back topic. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Withhold".

Nearby Word: withholding

time	kill time	withhold time
daughter	kill daughter	withhold daughter

If you support the Salarians, you have to kill Wrex and lose the clans; if you support the Krogans, the Salarians withhold a fleet.

Source: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished / Video Games
Poor Communication Kills: There was really no reason to withhold the information from the Windtalkers that their babysitters were supposed to kill them should they fall into enemy hands.

Source: Film / Windtalkers
To keep a secret requires that characters not just withhold information, but actively lie and at times even kill for it.

Source: Keeping Secrets Sucks

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