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withdraw
A	verb
	1	remove, take, take away, withdraw
			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 envir

	2	seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
			keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
		Category Tree: determine; set ╚identify; place ╚distinguish; separate; differentiate; secern; secernate; severalize; severalise; tell; tell apart ╚discriminate; separate; single out ╚isolate; insulate ╚seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
	3	swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
			take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚reject ╚renounce; repudiate ╚swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
	4	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"

	5	disengage, withdraw
			release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
		Category Tree: let go of; let go; release; relinquish ╚disengage, withdraw ╚unlock
	6	retire, withdraw
			lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚worsen; decline ╚devolve; deteriorate; drop; degenerate ╚tire; pall; weary; fatigue; jade ╚retire, withdraw ╚chicken out; back off; pull out; back down; bow out
	7	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"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back ╚back up; back off; back down ╚recede; fall back; retire
	8	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"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚withdraw, draw, take out, draw off ╚divest; disinvest ╚tap ╚overdraw ╚divert; hive off ╚cheque; check out
	9	recall, call in, call back, withdraw
			cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
		Category Tree: take ╚recall, call in, call back, withdraw ╚decommission
	10	retire, withdraw
			withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
		Category Tree: discontinue; stop; cease; give up; quit; lay off ╚retire, withdraw
	11	bow out, withdraw
			retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
		Category Tree: change ╚leave; depart; pull up stakes ╚leave office; quit; step down; resign ╚retire ╚bow out, withdraw
	12	adjourn, withdraw, retire
			break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
		Category Tree: close; fold; shut down; close down ╚adjourn, withdraw, retire ╚prorogue

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