withdrawn

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
withdrawn /wɪðˈdrɔːn/ past participle of withdraw

▶adjective unusually shy or reserved.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
withdraw/wɪðˈdrɔː/

▶verb (past withdrew; past part. withdrawn)

• 1 remove or take away.

  ■ take (money) out of an account.

• 2 leave or cause to leave a place or situation.

  ■ cease to participate in an activity or be a member of a team or organization.

  ■ prevent from participating in an activity.

• 3 take back; discontinue or retract: she withdrew her allegations.

• 4 depart to another place in search of quiet or privacy.

  ■ retreat from social contact.

• 5 cease to take an addictive drug.

– origin ME: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + draw.