WITHDRAW

v. 1 draw back, retract, pull back, recoil, shrink back He would suddenly withdraw into his cocoon whenever she said the name, 'Elsie' 2 retract, recall, take back, cancel, rescind, recant, disavow, disclaim, abjure, void, annul, go back on, back down (on) If she doesn't withdraw that remark, I shall sue her for slander 3 pull out, extract, remove, Technical retrude Afterwards, she withdrew the knife, washed it, and replaced it in the rack The dentist withdrew the bad tooth. 4 retire, retreat, go, repair After dinner, we withdrew to the drawing-room for brandy and cigars 5 leave, depart, go, make (oneself) scarce, absent (oneself), retire We waited till the servants withdrew before exchanging news about Cora