withdraw

(wĭÞ-drôˈ, wĭth-)

1. a. To take back or away; remove.
   b. To remove (money) from an account.
   c. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
   d. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.
2. a. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
   b. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.

1. a. To move or draw back; retire.
   b. To retreat from a battlefield.
2. a. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.
   b. To become detached from social or emotional involvement.
3. To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.
4. a. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.
   b. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.

Related Forms:

• with·drawˈa·ble adjective

• with·drawˈer noun