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  • 31withdraw — withdrawable, adj. withdrawer, n. withdrawingness, n. /widh draw , with /, v., withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing. v.t. 1. to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank. 2. to …

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  • 32withdraw — v. a. RG. 447 v. n. Ps. cxviii. 115; ‘withdraw of’ == withdraw from. RG. 497 …

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  • 33withdraw — verb (withdrew; withdrawn; withdrawing) Etymology: Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to take back or away ; remove < pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit J …

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  • 34withdraw — with·draw with drȯ, with vb, drew drü; drawn drȯn; draw·ing drȯ( )iŋ vt to discontinue use or administration of &LT;withdraw a drug&GT; vi to become socially or emotionally detached …

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  • 35withdraw from — phr verb Withdraw from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑account, ↑circulation, ↑competition, ↑race, ↑sponsorship …

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  • 36withdraw into — phr verb Withdraw into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shell …

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  • 37withdraw to — phr verb Withdraw to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑barracks …

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  • 38withdraw — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abjure, abolish, abrade, abrogate, abrupt, abscond, abstract, agree to differ, agree to disagree, alienate, annul, avulse, back down, back out, backwater, bate, be at variance, be in dissent,&#8230; …

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  • 39withdraw from life —    to kill yourself    The destination is unspecified:     Due to the hopelessness of the state of her health, she decided to withdraw from life. (Daily Telegraph, 6 July 2001 reporting a statement about the suicide of Hannelore, the wife of&#8230; …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 40withdraw — v 1. draw back or in, pull back or in, retract, abduce, Physiol. abduct, Dentistry. retrude; shrink back, recoil, start; take back, take off, recall; remove, subtract; move back, retire, recede, ebb, retrocede. 2. recant, disavow, unsay, disclaim …

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