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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

with•drawwɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-(v.)-drew, -drawn, -draw•ing.

  1. (v.t.)to draw back, away, or aside; take or pull back:

    to withdraw one's support; She withdrew her hand.

  2. to take out or away, as from a place or from consideration or circulation; remove:

    to withdraw a product from the market.

  3. to remove (money) from deposit.

  4. to retract or recall:

    to withdraw an untrue charge.

  5. to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  6. (v.i.)to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat:

    to withdraw from the room.

  7. to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.:

    He withdrew before I could nominate him.

  8. to cease using or consuming an addictive narcotic (fol. by from):

    to withdraw from heroin.

  9. (in parliamentary procedure) to remove a motion, amendment, etc., from consideration.

    Category: Government

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Princeton's WordNet


    pull back or move away or backward


  2. retire, withdraw(verb)

    withdraw from active participation

    "He retired from chess"

  3. disengage, withdraw(verb)

    release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles



    cause to be returned



    take back what one has said

    "He swallowed his words"

  6. seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw(verb)

    keep away from others

    "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

  7. adjourn, withdraw, retire(verb)

    break from a meeting or gathering


  8. bow out, withdraw(verb)

    retire gracefully



    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)


  10. retire, withdraw(verb)

    lose interest

    "he retired from life when his wife died"


    make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity





Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. withdraw(verb)ɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-

    to take money out of a bank account

    I'll need to withdraw some cash.

  2. withdrawɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-

    to no longer provide

    Some party members threatened to withdraw their support.; The manufacturer withdrew the product from stores.

  3. withdrawɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-

    to stop participating in an activity

    Reports say troops have been withdrawn from the area.; The company withdrew from the negotiations.

  4. withdrawɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-

    to state that sth you said earlier is not true

    She later withdrew the accusation.

  5. withdrawɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-

    to become quiet and stop speaking to anyone

    After his death she withdrew into herself.


  1. withdraw(Verb)

    To pull (something) back, aside, or away.

  2. withdraw(Verb)

    To take back (a comment, etc).

  3. withdraw(Verb)


  4. withdraw(Verb)

    To extract (money from an account).

  5. withdraw(Verb)

    To retreat.

  6. withdraw(Verb)

    To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.


Webster Dictionary

  1. Withdraw(verb)


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  3. Withdraw(verb)



  1. Withdraw

    To cease active participation in; remove from active use.

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Translations for withdraw

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary


to (cause to) move back or away

The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.

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