Definition of Withdraw

Verb: withdraw (withdrew,withdrawn) widh'dro or with'dro

Pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew";
- retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
Stop taking active part
"He withdrew from chess";
- retire
Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
"I want to withdraw myself from his influence";
- disengage
Cause to be returned
"withdraw the defective auto tires";
- recall, call in, call back
Take back what one has said
"He withdrew his words";
- swallow, take back, unsay
Keep away from others
- seclude, sequester, sequestrate
Break from a meeting or gathering
"We withdrew for lunch";
- adjourn, retire
Retire gracefully
"He withdrew when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship";
- bow out
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
"She withdrew $2,000 from the account";
- draw, take out, draw off
Lose interest
"he withdrew from life when his wife died";
- retire
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish [N. Amer], crawfish out [N. Amer], pull in one's horns, crayfish [US]
Move or change something to no longer be present or in its previous position; also used metaphorically
"This machine withdraws heat from the environment";
- remove, take, take away