withdraw meaning and definition

WITHDRAW verb

Definition of withdraw (verb)

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