WITHDREW

WITHDRAW

remove, take, take away, 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”

seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw

(verb) keep away from others; “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”

swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw

(verb) take back what one has said; “He swallowed his words”

retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

(verb) 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”

disengage, withdraw

(verb) release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; “I want to disengage myself from his influence”; “disengage the gears”

retire, withdraw

(verb) lose interest; “he retired from life when his wife died”

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

(verb) pull back or move away or backward; “The enemy withdrew”; “The limo pulled away from the curb”

withdraw, draw, take out, draw off

(verb) 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”

recall, call in, call back, withdraw

(verb) cause to be returned; “recall the defective auto tires”; “The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt”

retire, withdraw

(verb) withdraw from active participation; “He retired from chess”

adjourn, withdraw, retire

(verb) break from a meeting or gathering; “We adjourned for lunch”; “The men retired to the library”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

withdrew

simple past tense of withdraw

Source: Wiktionary


WITHDRAW

With*draw", v. t. [imp. Withdrew; p. p. Withdrawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing.] Etym: [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. Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. Hooker.

2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.

With*draw", v. i.

Definition: 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.

Syn.

– To recede; retrograde; go back.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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