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withdraw

[with-draw, with-]

verb (used with object)

withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing. 
  1. to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.

    She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.

  2. to retract or recall.

    to withdraw an untrue charge.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance.



verb (used without object)

withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing. 
  1. to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat.

    to withdraw from the room.

  2. to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc..

    He withdrew before I could nominate him.

  3. to cease using or consuming an addictive narcotic (followed byfrom ).

    to withdraw from heroin.

  4. Parliamentary Procedure.Ìýto remove an amendment, motion, etc., from consideration.

withdraw

/ ·Éɪðˈ»å°ùÉ”Ë /

verb

  1. (tr) to take or draw back or away; remove

  2. (tr) to remove from deposit or investment in a bank, building society, etc

  3. (tr) to retract or recall (a statement, promise, etc)

  4. (intr) to retire or retreat

    the troops withdrew

  5. to back out (of) or depart (from)

    he withdrew from public life

  6. (intr) to detach oneself socially, emotionally, or mentally

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • withdrawable adjective
  • withdrawer noun
  • withdrawingness noun
  • nonwithdrawable adjective
  • unwithdrawable adjective
  • unwithdrawing adjective
  • ·É¾±³Ù³óˈ»å°ù²¹·É±ð°ù noun
  • ·É¾±³Ù³óˈ»å°ù²¹·É²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of withdraw1

First recorded in 1175–1225, withdraw is from the Middle English word withdrawen. See with-, draw
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of withdraw1

C13: from with (in the sense: away from) + draw
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Synonym Study

See depart.
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Example Sentences

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The 9th Circuit stayed Breyer’s ruling hours after he issued a temporary restraining order that would have allowed California leaders to withdraw the National Guard soldiers from L.A.

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The US feared such attacks were a possibility and withdrew some personnel.

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Organisers say Serbian authorities have cut off government funding for the event and some sponsors have been "forced to withdraw under state pressure".

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Earlier this week, the UK government abandoned plans to withdraw the payments from all but the poorest pensioners after the scheme drew widespread criticism.

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During questioning by Hildreth, Lee described withdrawing a total of $1,500 from ATMs in Vegas, with a bank statement listing the three withdrawals over two days.

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