Withdrew

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Withdraw \With*draw"\ (w[i^][th]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp.
     {Withdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Withdrawn} (-dr[add]n"); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.]
     1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or
        enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire;
        as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              Impossible it is that God should withdraw his
              presence from anything.               --Hooker.
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     2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false
        charges.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  withdrew
       See {withdraw}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  withdraw
       v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
            "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {retreat}, {pull
            away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move
            back}]
       2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
          [syn: {retire}]
       3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
          entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his
          influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}] [ant:
           {engage}]
       4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
          "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
          [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}]
       5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
          {swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}]
       6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
          to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {sequestrate}]
       7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
          off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat";
          "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the
          table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine
          withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take},
           {take away}]
       8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
          "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {retire}]
       9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could
          no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow
          out}]
       10: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew
           $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical
           supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {draw},
            {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}]
       11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
           [syn: {retire}]
       12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
           "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He
           backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive
           investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat},
           {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish
           out}, {pull in one's horns}]
       [also: {withdrew}, {withdrawn}]