Merit and Withhold

Merit

Merit verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

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

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Withhold

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Merit and withhold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a verb "Withhold".

Nearby Word: withholding

Common collocations

kiss merit kiss withhold kiss
respect merit respect withhold respect
treatment merit treatment withhold treatment
punishment merit punishment withhold punishment
Other words: feelings, names.
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