Found 2 items, similar to Withdrawn.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: withdrawn
withdrawn
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withdraw
withdrawn
adj 1: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude;
“lived an unsocial
reclusive life” [syn:
recluse,
reclusive]
2: tending to reserve or introspection;
“a quiet indrawn man”
[syn:
indrawn]
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withdrawn]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Withdrawn
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Withdrawn (-dr[add]n"); p.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.
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Impossible it is that God should withdraw his
presence from anything. --Hooker.
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2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false
charges.
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