GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Withdraw , v. t. [imp. Withdrew ; p. p. Withdrawn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing.] [With against + draw.]
   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.
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   Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.
   Hooker.
   
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   To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.
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   Withdraw, v. i. To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company.  “When the sea withdrew.”  
   King Horn.
   
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   Syn. -- To recede; retrograde; go back.
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