English verb: withdraw | |||
1. | withdraw (motion) pull back or move away or backward | ||
Samples | The enemy withdrew. The limo pulled away from the curb. | ||
Synonyms | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | back down, back off, back up, fall back, retreat, retrograde | ||
Verb group | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | ||
2. | withdraw (social) withdraw from active participation | ||
Samples | He retired from chess. | ||
Synonyms | retire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drop out | ||
Verb group | bow out, retire, withdraw, withdraw | ||
3. | withdraw (contact) release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles | ||
Samples | I want to disengage myself from his influence. Disengage the gears. | ||
Synonyms | disengage | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | let go, let go of, release, relinquish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | unlock | ||
Antonyms | mesh, lock, operate, engage | ||
4. | withdraw (possession) cause to be returned | ||
Samples | Recall the defective auto tires. The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt. | ||
Synonyms | call back, call in, recall | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | decommission | ||
5. | withdraw (communication) take back what one has said | ||
Samples | He swallowed his words. | ||
Synonyms | swallow, take back, unsay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disown, renounce, repudiate | ||
6. | withdraw (change) keep away from others | ||
Samples | He sequestered himself in his study to write a book. | ||
Synonyms | seclude, sequester, sequestrate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insulate, isolate | ||
Verb group | adjourn, retire, withdraw | ||
7. | withdraw (social) break from a meeting or gathering | ||
Samples | We adjourned for lunch. The men retired to the library. | ||
Synonyms | adjourn, retire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close, close down, close up, fold, shut down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | prorogue | ||
Entail | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
Verb group | seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw | ||
8. | withdraw (social) retire gracefully | ||
Samples | He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship. | ||
Synonyms | bow out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | retire | ||
Verb group | retire, withdraw | ||
9. | withdraw (possession) remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | ||
Samples | She drew $2,000 from the account. The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank. | ||
Synonyms | draw, draw off, take out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | check out, cheque, dip, disinvest, divert, divest, hive off, overdraw, tap | ||
Verb group | draw, take out | ||
Antonyms | deposit, bank | ||
10. | withdraw (emotion) lose interest | ||
Samples | He retired from life when his wife died. | ||
Synonyms | retire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out | ||
Verb group | retire, withdraw | ||
11. | withdraw (communication) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Verb group | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
12. | withdraw (change) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | remove, take, take away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ablate, amputate, aspirate, bail, bail out, bale out, bear away, bear off, bone, brush, bur, burl, burr, cancel, carry away, carry off, carve out, cast, cast off, chip away, chip away at, circumcise, clean, clean, clean, clean, clean, clear, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear up, condense, cream, cream off, crumb, cut into, cut off, de-iodinate, de-ionate, debone, decalcify, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, decorticate, defang, defuse, degas, dehorn, delete, delouse, delve, demineralise, demineralize, depilate, descale, desorb, detoxicate, detoxify, detusk, dig, dig, disburden, discharge, disembowel, disinvest, dislodge, dismantle, divest, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw away, draw off, draw off, draw out, draw out, dredge, drive out, drop, eliminate, empty, enucleate, enucleate, epilate, eviscerate, eviscerate, excavate, exenterate, expectorate, extirpate, extract, flick, free, get out, gut, harvest, head, hollow, hull, husk, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, knock out, lade, laden, ladle, leach, leach, lift, lift, lift, lift out, muck, offsaddle, pick, pick, pit, pull, pull, pull, pull off, pull out, pull out, pull up, ream, resect, scale, scalp, scavenge, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, seed, shake off, shed, shell, shell, shuck, shuck, skim, skim off, spoon, stem, stone, string, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, suck out, take away, take away, take off, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take up, tear away, tear off, throw, throw away, throw off, tip, turn over, tusk, unburden, undock, undress, unhinge, unpack, unsaddle, unstring, unveil, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, wear away, wear off, weed, winnow, wipe away, wipe off, withdraw | ||