WITHDRAWAL
withdrawal
(noun) the act of withdrawing; “the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam”
withdrawal, drug withdrawal
(noun) the termination of drug taking
secession, withdrawal
(noun) formal separation from an alliance or federation
withdrawal
(noun) the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
withdrawal
(noun) the act of taking out money or other capital
withdrawal
(noun) the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; “the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood”
withdrawal, backdown, climb-down
(noun) a retraction of a previously held position
withdrawal, detachment
(noun) avoiding emotional involvement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
withdrawal (countable and uncountable, plural withdrawals)
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
An act of withdrawing.
The sum of money taken from a bank account.
Antonyms
• (receiving from someone's care): deposit
Source: Wiktionary
With*draw"al, n.
Definition: The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction. Fielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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