WITHDRAW

verb (withdrew; ~n; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to take back or away ; remove , to remove from use or cultivation, to remove (money) from a place of deposit, to turn away (as the eyes) from an object of attention , to draw (as a curtain) back or aside, 2. to remove from consideration or set outside a group , b. take back , retract , to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure, intransitive verb 1. to move back or away ; retire , to draw back from a battlefield ; retreat , 2. to remove oneself from participation, to become socially or emotionally detached , to recall a motion under parliamentary procedure, ~able adjective