'Withdraw' definitions:

Definition of 'withdraw'

From: WordNet
verb
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress]
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Withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: retire, withdraw]
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Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: disengage, withdraw] [ant: engage, lock, mesh, operate]
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Cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: recall, call in, call back, withdraw]
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Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw]
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Keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw]
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Break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw, retire]
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Retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: bow out, withdraw]
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Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]
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Lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: retire, withdraw]
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Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw]
verb
Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: remove, take, take away, withdraw]

Definition of 'Withdraw'

From: GCIDE
  • Withdraw \With*draw"\ (w[i^][th]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. Withdrew (-dr[udd]"); p. p. Withdrawn (-dr[add]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing.] [With against + draw.]
  • 1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Withdraw'

From: GCIDE
  • Withdraw \With*draw"\, v. i. To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea withdrew." --King Horn. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To recede; retrograde; go back. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'withdraw'

From: Moby Thesaurus