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withdraw

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Definition of withdraw

Etymology

    with- +‎ draw

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /wɪ�ˈdrɔː/, /wɪθ'dɻɑʊ/ , /wɪθdɹɔə/, SAMPA: /wID'drO:/
  • Audio (US) [?]
  • Rhymes: -ɔː

Verb

to withdraw (third-person singular simple present withdraws, present participle withdrawing, simple past withdrew, past participle withdrawn)

  1. (transitive) To pull (something) back.
  2. (transitive) To take back (a comment, etc).
  3. (transitive) To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
  4. (transitive) To extract (money from an account).
  5. (intransitive) To retreat.

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