v.
Pronunciation: wi th - ' dro ̇ , with-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -drew \ - ' drü \ ; -drawn \ - ' dro ̇ n \ ; -draw · ing \ - ' dro ̇ (-)i ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 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 aside
2 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 procedure
intransitive verb
1 a : to move back or away : RETIRE b : to draw back from a battlefield : RETREAT
2 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had withdrawn farther and farther into herself ― Ethel Wilson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 \ - ' dro ̇ - ə -b ə l \ adjective