- Withdrew
- Withdraw With*draw" (w[i^][th]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp.
{Withdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Withdrawn} (-dr[add]n"); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
