Definition of withdraw
1a
: 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 (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention
withdrew her gaze
e
: to draw (something, such as a curtain) back or aside
2a
: 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had withdrawn farther and farther into herself— Ethel Wilson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
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The first known use of withdraw was in the 13th century
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