Ration and Withhold

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Ration

Ration verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Withhold is an antonym for ration.
Nearby Words: rational, rationality, ratio, rationalism, rationally

Withhold

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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Synonyms for Withhold
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Ration is an antonym for withhold.
Nearby Word: withholding
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Common collocations

resources ration resources withhold resources
money ration money withhold money
food ration food withhold food
boost ration boost withhold boost
Other words: items, ammo.

Both words in one sentence

  • Brief scenes involving a young gold dragon seem to suggest that if they were to withhold firestone from a green (either from hatching, possibly allowing them only a small ration thereof; or from a mature green) they may produce viable fertilised clutches.
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