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withdrew
[
wi
th
-
droo
,
with-
]
Origin
with·drew
/
wɪðˈdru
,
wɪθ-
/
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[
wi
th
-
droo
,
with-
]
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verb
simple past tense of
withdraw.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
with·draw
/
wɪðˈdrɔ
,
wɪθ-
/
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[
wi
th
-
draw
,
with-
]
Show IPA
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 (followed by
from
):
to withdraw from heroin.
7.
Parliamentary Procedure
.
to remove an amendment, motion, etc., from consideration.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
withdrawen.
See
with-
,
draw
Related forms
with·draw·a·ble,
adjective
with·draw·er,
noun
with·draw·ing·ness,
noun
non·with·draw·a·ble,
adjective
un·with·draw·a·ble,
adjective
EXPAND
un·with·draw·ing,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
2.
revoke, rescind, disavow.
4.
See
depart.
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withdrew
(wɪðˈdruː)
—
vb
the past tense of
withdraw
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
withdraw
early 13c., "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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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