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withdraw verb [ wɪðˈdrɔː ]

• remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
• "Ruth withdrew her hand from his"
Similar: remove, extract, draw out, pull out, take out, take back, pull back, take away,
Opposite: insert,
• leave or cause to leave a place or situation.
• "UN forces withdrew from the province"
Similar: leave, pull out of, move out of, evacuate, quit, retire from, retreat from, pull back from, disengage from,
Opposite: enter,
• cease to take an addictive drug.
• "for the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication"
Origin: Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb draw.


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