6. (v.i.)withdraw to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat: to withdraw from the room.
7. withdraw to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.: He withdrew before I could nominate him.
8. withdraw to ceaseusing or consuming an addictive narcotic (fol. by from): to withdraw from heroin.
9. withdraw (in parliamentary procedure) to remove a motion, amendment, etc., from consideration.
Etymology: (1175–1225)
Definition of 'withdraw'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back pull back or move away or backward "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
2. (verb)retire, withdraw withdraw from activeparticipation "He retired from chess"
3. (verb)disengage, withdraw release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
4. (verb)recall, call in, call back, withdraw cause to be returned "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
5. (verb)swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw takeback what one has said "He swallowed his words"
6. (verb)seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw keep away from others "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
7. (verb)adjourn, withdraw, retire break from a meeting or gathering "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
8. (verb)bow out, withdraw retire gracefully "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
9. (verb)withdraw, draw, take out, draw off 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"
10. (verb)retire, withdraw lose interest "he retired from life when his wife died"
11. (verb)retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw 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"
12. (verb)remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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"
1. (verb)withdraw to take money out of a bank account I'll need to withdraw some cash.
2. withdraw to no longer provide Some party members threatened to withdraw their support.; The manufacturer withdrew the product from stores.
3. withdraw to stop participating in an activity Reports say troops have been withdrawn from the area.; The company withdrew from the negotiations.
4. withdraw to state that sth you said earlier is not true She later withdrew the accusation.
5. withdraw to become quiet and stop speaking to anyone After his death she withdrew into herself.
Definition of 'withdraw'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)withdraw 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
2. (verb)withdraw to take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges
3. (verb)withdraw to retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company
Definitions of withdraw 
Afrikaans: onttrek
Arabic: يَنْسَحِب
Bulgarian: оттеглям се
Brazilian: retirar(-se)
Czech: stáhnout (se), odstoupit
German: (sich) zurückziehen
Danish: trække sig tilbage; trækk
Greek: αποσύρω, αποσύρομαι
Spanish: retirar(se)
Estonian: taanduma, kõrvaldama
Farsi: عقب نشينى کردن
Finnish: vetäytyä
French: (se) retirer
Hebrew: לָסֶגֶת
Hindi: हटाना
Croatian: povući se
Hungarian: visszahúz(ódik); visszavo
Indonesian: mundur
Icelandic: draga (sig) til baka
Italian: ritirare, ritirarsi
Japanese: 撤退する
Korean: 철수하다
Lithuanian: pasitraukti, atitraukti
Latvian: atkāpties; atvilkt (karas
Malay: berundur
Dutch: (zich) terugtrekken
Norwegian: trekke (seg) tilbake
Polish: wycofać (się)
Persian: عقب نشينى کردن
Pashto: بيرته اخيستل، راكښل، تر ش
Portuguese: retirar(-se)
Romanian: a (se) retrage
Russian: отходить;отводить; выбыва
Slovak: stiahnuť (sa), odstúpiť
Slovenian: umakniti (se)
Serbian: povući
Swedish: dra [sig] tillbaka, dra s
Thai: ถอนคืน
Turkish: (geri)çekmek, çekilmek
Taiwanese: 使撤退
Ukrainian: відкликати; відводити
Urdu: پیچھے ہٹا لینا
Vietnamese: rút quân
Chinese: 撤退
