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Definition of withdraw
withdrew
play \with-ˈdrü, with-\;withdrawn
play \with-ˈdrȯn, with-\;withdrawing
play \with-ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ, with-\transitive verb
1a : to take back or away : remove pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit — J. W. Scottb : to remove from use or cultivationc : to remove (money) from a place of depositd : to turn away (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention withdrew her gazee : to draw (something, such as a curtain) back or aside
2a : to remove from consideration or set outside a group withdrew his name from the list of nominees withdrew their child from the schoolb (1) : take back, retract (2) : to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure
intransitive verb
1a : to move back or away : retireb : to draw back from a battlefield : retreat
2a : to remove oneself from participationb : to become socially or emotionally detached had withdrawn farther and farther into herself — Ethel Wilson
3 : to recall a motion under parliamentary procedure
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Examples of withdraw in a Sentence
She withdrew $200 from her checking account.
The prosecutor withdrew her question to the witness.
They have withdrawn the charges.
withdraw support for a candidate
Recent Examples of withdraw from the Web
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The financial threat this time around looks lower than in the case of Sudan, when America’s authorities withdrew the bank’s access to dollar clearing for some transactions for a year.
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On March 1, Paxton met with Pruitt to request that the agency withdraw a rule requiring energy companies to collect data on emissions of methane from oil and gas wells.
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On March 1, Mr. Paxton met with Mr. Pruitt to request that the agency withdraw a rule requiring energy companies to collect data on emissions of methane from oil and gas wells.
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Bush later named him to the Federal Election Commission with a recess appointment, but so many senators objected that von Spakovsky eventually withdrew.
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Ordinarily, new warhead pits are produced steadily by technicians at PF-4 for installation in modernized weapons, to replace some of those pits withdrawn for testing, and to keep workers there trained and agile.
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The estates will also withdraw their claims in the Madoff firm’s bankruptcy case, which total nearly $100 million, according to the statement.
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This month Harvard withdrew acceptances for at least ten students for obscene postings on Facebook.
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has temporarily withdrawn the appointments of a minister and former federal prosecutor to serve on the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.
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Origin and Etymology of withdraw
Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw
WITHDRAW Defined for English Language Learners
withdraw
playDefinition of withdraw for English Language Learners
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: to remove (money) from a bank account
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: to take (something) back so that it is no longer available
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: to take back (something that is spoken, offered, etc.)
WITHDRAW Defined for Kids
withdraw
playDefinition of withdraw for Students
withdrew
\-ˈdrü\;withdrawn
\-ˈdrȯn\;withdrawing
1 : to draw back : take away I withdrew money from the bank.
2 : to take back (as something said or suggested) After reconsidering, I withdrew my complaint.
3 : to go away especially for privacy or safety … warriors had withdrawn to the valley. — Lloyd Alexander, Time Cat
Medical Dictionary
Law Dictionary
withdraw
Legal Definition of withdraw
withdrew
withdrawn
withdrawing
transitive verb
1 : to remove (money) from a place of deposit or investment
2 : to dismiss (a juror) from a jury
3a : to eliminate from consideration or set outside a category or group withdraw his candidacy b : to cease to proceed with withdrew the question after an objection was sustained c : to take back withdraw a plea d : to remove (a motion) from consideration under parliamentary procedure
intransitive verb
1 : to remove oneself from participation withdraw from a case; specifically : to cease participation in a conspiracy by an affirmative act of renunciation especially involving confession to the authorities or communication of abandonment to co-conspirators
2 : to remove a motion from consideration under parliamentary procedure
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