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with·draw (-drô′)
transitive verb withdrew -·drew′, withdrawn -·drawn′, withdrawing -·draw′·ing
- to take back or draw back; remove
- to remove from use, consideration, etc.
- to retract or recall (a statement, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to move back; go away; retreat
- to remove oneself (from an organization, activity, society, etc.)
- Psychiatry to retreat from reality, as in schizophrenia
- in parliamentary procedure, to retract a motion, statement, etc.
Related Forms:
- withdrawer with·draw′er noun
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