withdraw Definition

withdraw
verb withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing

intr
1. To move somewhere else, especially more private.

Example: withdrew into her bedroom
intr
2. To leave; to go away.

Example: We tactfully withdrew
tr & intr
3. Said of troops: to move back; to retreat or order to retreat.

Thesaurus: disengage, pull back, retreat, back out, draw back; Antonym: advance.
3. To pull something in or back.
4. To take (money) from a bank account for use.
tr & intr
5. To back out or pull out of an activity or contest, etc.
6. To take back or retract (a comment) that one regrets saying.

Thesaurus: retract, take back, revoke, rescind, recant.
intr
7. To stop oneself taking a drug to which one is addicted.

Form: withdraw from something (usually)
intr
8. To become uncommunicative or unresponsive.
9. To discontinue or cancel something.

Etymology: 13c.