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with⋅draw

   [with-draw, with-]
verb, -drew, -drawn, -draw⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
2. to retract or recall: to withdraw an untrue charge.
3. to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance.
–verb (used without object)
4. to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat: to withdraw from the room.
5. to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.: He withdrew before I could nominate him.
6. to cease using or consuming an addictive narcotic (fol. by from): to withdraw from heroin.
7. Parliamentary Procedure. to remove an amendment, motion, etc., from consideration.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME withdrawen. See with-, draw
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Language Translation for : Withdraw
Spanish: retirar(se), German: (sich) zurückziehen, Japanese: 撤退する
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with·draw     (wĭth-drô', wĭth-)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   with·drew (-drōō'), with·drawn (-drôn'), with·draw·ing, with·draws

v.   tr.
    1. To take back or away; remove.
    2. To remove (money) from an account.
    3. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
    4. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.
    5. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
    6. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.
    1. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
    2. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.
v.   intr.
    1. To move or draw back; retire.
    2. To retreat from a battlefield.
    3. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.
    4. To become detached from social or emotional involvement.
    5. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.
    6. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.
    1. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.
    2. To become detached from social or emotional involvement.
    3. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.
    4. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.
  3. To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.
    1. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.
    2. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.

[Middle English withdrawen : with, away from; see with + drawen, to pull; see draw.]
with·draw'a·ble adj., with·draw'er n.
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withdraw 
c.1225, "to take back," from with "away" + drawen "to draw," possibly a loan-translation of L. retrahere "to retract." Sense of "to remove oneself" is recorded from c.1300. Withdrawal is first attested 1824. Reference to addictive drugs is first found in 1897, not common until 1920s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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withdraw

verb
1. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [ant: advance] 
2. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: retire] 
3. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: disengage] [ant: engage] 
4. cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: recall] 
5. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn: swallow] 
6. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: seclude] 
7. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn] 
8. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: bow out] 
9. 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" [ant: bank] 
10. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: retire] 
11. 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] 
12. 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] 

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Main Entry: with·draw
Pronunciation: with-'dro, with-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: with·drew /-'drü/;with·drawn /-'dron/; with·draw·ing /-'dro(-)i[ng]/
transitive senses
: to discontinue use or administration of<withdraw a drug> withdraw intransitive senses
: to become socially or emotionally detached

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: with·draw
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -drew; -drawn; -draw·ing
transitive verb 1 : to remove (money) from a place of deposit or investment
2 : to dismiss (a juror) from a jury
3 a : to eliminate from consideration or set outside a category or group <withdraw his candidacy> b : to cease to proceed with <withdrew the question after an objection was sustained> c : to take back <withdraw a plea> d : to remove (a motion) from consideration under parliamentary procedure intransitive verb 1 : to remove oneself from participation <withdraw from a case>; specifically : to cease participation in a conspiracy by an affirmative act of renunciation esp. involving confession to the authorities or communication of abandonment to co-conspirators
2 : to remove a motion from consideration under parliamentary procedure

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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.

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.

Syn: To recede; retrograde; go back.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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