[Sửa]Draw back, retract, pull back, recoil, shrink back: Hewould suddenly withdraw into his cocoon whenever she said thename, 'Elsie'. 2 retract, recall, take back, cancel, rescind,recant, disavow, disclaim, abjure, void, annul, go back on, backdown (on): If she doesn't withdraw that remark, I shall sue herfor slander.
[Sửa]Pull out, extract, remove, Technical retrude:Afterwards, she withdrew the knife, washed it, and replaced itin the rack. The dentist withdrew the bad tooth. 4 retire,retreat, go, repair: After dinner, we withdrew to thedrawing-room for brandy and cigars.
[Sửa]Leave, depart, go, make(oneself) scarce, absent (oneself), retire: We waited till theservants withdrew before exchanging news about Cora.
[Sửa](past withdrew; past part. withdrawn) 1 tr. pull or takeaside or back (withdrew my hand).
[Sửa]Tr. discontinue, cancel,retract (withdrew my support; the promise was later withdrawn).3 tr. remove; take away (withdrew the child from school;withdrew their troops).
[Sửa]Tr. take (money) out of an account.5 intr. retire or go away; move away or back.
[Sửa]Intr. (aswithdrawn adj.) abnormally shy and unsociable; mentallydetached.
[Sửa]Withdrawer n. [ME f. with- away (as WITH) + DRAW]