withdraw

Main Entry:: with·draw
Pronunciation:: \with-ˈdrȯ, with-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: with·drew \-ˈdrü\ ; with·drawn \-ˈdrȯn\ ; with·draw·ing \-ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ\
Etymology:: Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw
Date:: 13th century

transitive verb1 a: to take back or away : remove <pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit — J. W. Scott> b: to remove from use or cultivation c: to remove (money) from a place of deposit d: to turn away (as the eyes) from an object of attention <withdrew her gaze> e: to draw (as a curtain) back or aside2 a: to remove from consideration or set outside a group <withdrew his name from the list of nominees> <withdrew their child from the school> b (1): take back , retract (2): to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedureintransitive verb1 a: to move back or away : retire b: to draw back from a battlefield : retreat2 a: to remove oneself from participation b: to become socially or emotionally detached <had withdrawn farther and farther into herself — Ethel Wilson>3: to recall a motion under parliamentary procedure

— with·draw·able

\-ˈdrȯ-ə-bəl\ adjective

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