withdraw

verb

UK /wɪðˈdrɔː/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	withdraw
he/she/it	withdraws
present participle	withdrawing
past tense	withdrew
past participle	withdrawn

1
intransitive/transitive to no longer take part in something, or to stop someone or something from taking part
Two candidates threatened to withdraw.
withdraw from:
The injury has forced him to withdraw from the competition.
withdraw someone/something from something:
The party withdrew their candidate from the election.
Synonyms and related words
To decide not to do or have something
call off
back out
pull back
2
intransitive/transitive if an army withdraws or is withdrawn from a place, it leaves
withdraw from:
The troops began to withdraw from the northern region.
withdraw someone/something from something:
Government forces were withdrawn from the island yesterday.
Synonyms and related words
Fighting in a war and relating to fighting in a war
action stations
active duty
active service
1. 2a
  intransitive formalto leave a place or person
  After lunch they withdrew to their own rooms.
  She withdrew into a corner.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to leave a place
  leave
  move on
  go away
3
transitive to take money from a bank account
withdraw cash/money/savings:
You can withdraw cash at any of our branches.
Synonyms and related words
To use a bank account
bank
bank in
borrow
4
transitive to take something back, or to stop providing something
The bus service in many rural areas has been withdrawn.
The drug had to be withdrawn because of its side effects.
He has had his pilot’s licence withdrawn.
withdraw your support:
Some parents have withdrawn their support from the school.
withdraw funding/subsidies/sponsorship:
Public funding is being withdrawn from the research project.
withdraw something from sale/the market:
We are withdrawing the product from sale.
Synonyms and related words
To take something away from someone
go off with
seize
rob
1. 4a
  if you withdraw permission or an invitation or an offer, you say that it is no longer available
  Her invitation to the press conference was later withdrawn.
  Synonyms and related words
  To refuse permission, or to not allow something
  forbid
  decline
  prohibit
5
transitive to say that something you said earlier is not in fact true, especially when you want people to forget that you said it
withdraw a remark/an objection/an allegation:
He withdrew his remarks and apologized.
withdraw your resignation (=agree to stay in your job):
We persuaded her to withdraw her resignation.
Synonyms and related words
To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
dispute
disprove
debunk
6
transitive formalto take something out of something else
She opened the drawer and withdrew a large envelope.
withdraw something from something:
He withdrew the book from his pocket.
Synonyms and related words
To remove something
remove
sweep away
take off
7
intransitive to behave as if you want to be alone
withdraw into your shell/a world of your own:
When people got angry, she withdrew into her shell.
Synonyms and related words
Preferring to be alone
solitary
retiring
withdrawn

phrases

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