withdraw
Americanverb (used with object)
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to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
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to retract or recall.
to withdraw an untrue charge.
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to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance.
verb (used without object)
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to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat.
to withdraw from the room.
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to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc..
He withdrew before I could nominate him.
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to cease using or consuming an addictive narcotic (followed byfrom ).
to withdraw from heroin.
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Parliamentary Procedure. to remove an amendment, motion, etc., from consideration.
verb
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(tr) to take or draw back or away; remove
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(tr) to remove from deposit or investment in a bank, building society, etc
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(tr) to retract or recall (a statement, promise, etc)
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(intr) to retire or retreat
the troops withdrew
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to back out (of) or depart (from)
he withdrew from public life
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(intr) to detach oneself socially, emotionally, or mentally
Related Words
See depart.
Other Word Forms
- nonwithdrawable adjective
- unwithdrawable adjective
- unwithdrawing adjective
- withdrawable adjective
- withdrawer noun
- withdrawingness noun
Etymology
Origin of withdraw
First recorded in 1175–1225, withdraw is from the Middle English word withdrawen. See with-, draw
Example Sentences
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Two individuals in the control group withdrew for personal reasons.
From Science Daily
Neither trader withdrew their profits from their accounts.
Wednesday's budget also proposed withdrawing US$19 billion from Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, which if approved would be the first such move since 1984.
From Barron's
Flamingo Land first submitted plans to develop the site in 2018, but withdrew them the following year after a wave of negative reaction.
From BBC
But he had remained absent from tour singles competition since withdrawing from the US Open before his second-round match because of a left arm injury six months ago.
From BBC
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