[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

withdraw \withdraw"\ wi^thdradd", v. t. imp.
   withdrew -drudd"; p. p. withdrawn -draddn"; p.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
see also:
withdrew withdrawn withdrawing 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

withdrew
     see withdraw
see also:
withdraw 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

withdraw
     v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "the enemy withdrew";
          "the limo pulled away from the curb" syn: retreat, pull
          away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move
          back
     2: withdraw from active participation; "he retired from chess"
        syn: retire
     3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
        entangles; "i want to disengage myself from his
        influence"; "disengage the gears" syn: disengage ant:
         engage
     4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
        "the manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
        syn: recall, call in, call back
     5: take back what one has said; "he swallowed his words" syn:
        swallow, take back, unsay
     6: keep away from others; "he sequestered himself in his study
        to write a book" syn: seclude, sequester, sequestrate
     7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
        off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat";
        "remove a wrapper"; "remove the dirty dishes from the
        table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "this machine
        withdraws heat from the environment" syn: remove, take,
         take away
     8: break from a meeting or gathering; "we adjourned for lunch";
        "the men retired to the library" syn: adjourn, retire
     9: retire gracefully; "he bowed out when he realized he could
        no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" syn: bow
        out
     10: remove a commodity from a supply source; "she drew
         $2,000 from the account"; "the doctors drew medical
         supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" syn: draw,
          take out, draw off ant: deposit
     11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
         syn: retire
     12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
         "we'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "he
         backed out of his earlier promise"; "the aggressive
         investment company pulled in its horns" syn: retreat,
         pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish
         out, pull in one's horns
     also: withdrew, withdrawn
see also:
retreat pull away draw back recede pull back retire 
move back disengage engage recall call in 
call back swallow take back unsay seclude 
sequester sequestrate remove take take away 
adjourn bow out draw take out draw off 
deposit back out back away crawfish crawfish out 
pull in one's horns withdrew withdrawn 

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