withdraw

1. (verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat
Related Words: back down, back off, back up, fall back, go, locomote, move, recede, retire, travel

2. (verb) remove funds, from a bank account; "She drew $2,000 from the account"
Synonyms: draw, take out
Related Words: check out, cheque, divest, overdraw, remove, take, take away, tap
Antonyms: deposit

3. (verb) release from something that holds fast. connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
Synonyms: disengage
Related Words: let go, let go of, release, unlock

4. (verb) lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
Synonyms: retire
Related Words: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, fatigue, jade, pall, pull out, tire, weary

5. (verb) withdraw from active participation: "He retired from chess"
Synonyms: retire
Related Words: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

6. (verb) retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
Synonyms: bow out
Related Words: retire

7. (verb) break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
Synonyms: adjourn, retire
Related Words: close, close down, fold, prorogue, shut down

8. (verb) keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
Synonyms: seclude, sequester, sequestrate
Related Words: insulate, isolate

9. (verb) take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
Synonyms: swallow, take back, unsay
Related Words: renounce, repudiate

10. (verb) call back (of faulty goods)
Synonyms: call back, call in, recall
Related Words: take

11. (verb) make a retreat; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"
Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, retreat



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