withdraw

withdraw: withdraw with‧draw [wɪðˈdrɔː, wɪθ- ǁ -ˈdrɒː] verb withdrew _PASTTENSE [-ˈdruː] withdrawn _PASTPART [-ˈdrɔːn ǁ -ˈdrɒːn]

1. [transitive] BANKING to take money out of a bank account:

• You can withdraw cash from ATMs in any town or city.

2. [transitive] to remove something or take it back, often because of an official decision:

• a government decision to withdraw funding

• They offered her the job but then withdrew the offer after checking her references.

3. [transitive] COMMERCE if a company withdraws a product or service, it stops making it available, either for a period of time or permanently:

• Previous testing showed no safety problems, but the company decided to withdraw the product so the incidents could be investigated.

• The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further testing.

4. withdraw a remark/claim/accusation etc to say that something you said earlier was completely untrue:

• The newspaper has agreed to withdraw its allegations.

5. [intransitive] to no longer take part in something or to no longer belong to a particular organization:

withdraw as

• The Bank of New York withdrew as a primary dealer of U.S. government securities.

withdraw from

• His decision to withdraw from active management was a blow to the company.

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withdraw UK US /wɪðˈdrɔː/ verb (withdrew, withdrawn)

► [T] BANKING to take money out of an account: » This account allows you to withdraw a maximum daily amount of $500.
withdraw cash/funds/savings »The economic crisis saw people queuing to withdraw their savings.

► [T] COMMERCE to stop selling a product or offering a service, usually because of a problem or fault: »The product was withdrawn from the market on safety grounds.
»The brewery said there was no connection between their decision to withdraw one of their local beers and the dispute with their main competitor.

► [T] to remove something that you previously agreed to provide: withdraw funding/support »The opposition threatened to withdraw support for the government's pension plans.
withdraw an application/bid/offer »Morgan Stanley withdrew the job offer.

► [I] to stop being involved in a situation, having a particular responsibility, or belonging to an organization: withdraw from (doing) sth »Despite the stock market crash, only one corporate investor has withdrawn from the deal.
withdraw as sth »He withdrew as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

► [T] to tell people officially that something you said earlier is not true or correct: withdraw a remark/claim/statement »She was advised to withdraw her statement.
»The Foreign Office withdrew advice to holidaymakers not to travel to some areas in the Far East.
»withdraw an accusation/allegation/complaint

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Synonyms:

Remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away, draw out, draw back / Wean, disengage, draw off / Retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back, Retire, retreat, secede, depart, decamp, go away, be off, go off

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withdraw — with·draw vb drew, drawn, draw·ing vt 1: to remove (money) from a place of deposit or investment 2: to dismiss (a juror) from a jury 3 a: to eliminate from consideration or set outside a category or group withdraw his candidacy b … Law dictionary
Withdraw — With*draw (w[i^][th]*dr[add] ), v. t. [imp. {Withdrew} ( dr[udd] ); p. p. {Withdrawn} ( dr[add]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.] 1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
withdraw — [v1] remove something or someone from situation abjure, absent oneself, back out, bail out, blow, book, bow out, check out, depart, detach, disengage, draw away, draw back, drop out, ease out, eliminate, exfiltrate, exit, extract, fall back, get… … New thesaurus
Withdraw — With*draw , v. i. To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. When the sea withdrew. King Horn. [1913 Webster] Syn: To recede; retrograde; go back. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
withdraw — early 13c., to take back, from with away + drawen to draw, possibly a loan translation of L. retrahere to retract. Sense of to remove oneself is recorded from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
withdraw — *go, leave, depart, quit, retire Analogous words: abscond, decamp, *escape, flee, fly: retreat, *recede Contrasted words: arrive, *come … New Dictionary of Synonyms
withdraw — ► VERB (past withdrew; past part. withdrawn) 1) remove or take away. 2) take (money) out of an account. 3) discontinue or retract. 4) leave or cause to leave a place. 5) cease to participate in an activity or be a member of a team or organization … English terms dictionary
withdraw — [withdrô′, withdrô′] vt. withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing [ME withdrawen: see WITH & DRAW] 1. a) to take back or draw back; remove b) to remove from use, consideration, etc. 2. to re … English World dictionary
withdraw */*/ — UK [wɪðˈdrɔː] / US [wɪðˈdrɔ] verb Word forms withdraw : present tense I/you/we/they withdraw he/she/it withdraws present participle withdrawing past tense withdrew UK [wɪðˈdruː] / US [wɪðˈdru] past participle withdrawn UK [wɪðˈdrɔːn] / US… … English dictionary
withdraw — with|draw W2 [wıðˈdro:, wıθ US ˈdro:] v past tense withdrew [ ˈdru:] past participle withdrawn [ ˈdro:n US ˈdro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not take part)¦ 2¦(stop supporting)¦ 3¦(change your mind)¦ 4¦(say something is not true)¦ 5¦(product/service)¦ 6¦(leave… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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