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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 Withdrew; p. p. Withdrawn; p. pr.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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