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- pronunciation:
- wIth
draw
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
withdraws, withdrawing, withdrew, withdrawn |
| definition 1: |
to take back, out, or away; remove.
The carpenter withdrew the nails from the old boards.He withdrew all his money from his savings account.The general made the decision to withdraw the troops from the area.- synonyms:
- draw, remove
- antonyms:
- deposit, extend, insert, introduce, proffer, stretch, submit
- similar words:
- extract, pluck, retire, take out, tear, wrench, wrest
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| definition 2: |
to disclaim; renounce; retract.
He withdrew his original statement.- synonyms:
- disclaim, retract, take back
- antonyms:
- propose, raise
- similar words:
- abrogate, cancel, countermand, lift, recant, renounce, repeal, rescind, revoke
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| related words: |
abandon, abjure, absent, alienate, cloister, deny, drain, efface, negate, pick, quash, scratch, swallow |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move back or away, esp. from an emotional state or social environment; retreat.
In her depressed state, she withdrew from her friends.- synonyms:
- retire, retreat
- antonyms:
- advance, come
- similar words:
- give way, recoil, retract, separate, shrink, tune out, turn
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| definition 2: |
to remove oneself from a place or activity.
Two players withdrew from the game.- synonyms:
- bow out, pull out
- antonyms:
- enter
- similar words:
- depart, drop out, evacuate, exit, flee, give way, leave, quit, recede, remove, resign, retire, scratch, secede, separate, split
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| related words: |
abscond, adjourn, back, desert, disappear, ebb, go, hide, retreat, vacate |
adverb + (v.)withdraw
abruptly, emotionally, formally, gradually, hastily, officially, quietly, socially, subsequently, temporarily, unilaterally, voluntarily
(v.)withdraw
+ adverb
altogether, completely, immediately, peacefully, unconditionally
(v.)withdraw
+ noun
anytime,
application,
approval,
bid,
candidacy,
cash,
circulation,
combat,
complaint,
consent,
consideration,
diplomat,
dollar,
envelope,
force,
fund,
funding,
invitation,
money,
needle,
nomination,
nominee,
nonproliferation,
objection,
offer,
petition,
plea,
proposal,
request,
retirement,
settler,
sponsorship,
support,
sword,
syndrome,
territory,
treaty,
wallet,
withdrawal
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| derivations: |
withdrawable (adj.), withdrawer (n.) |
The word withdraw
contains the following part:
with-
Old English
prefix
that means back, away
  Example words:
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