"withdraw" | Definition and Related Words

withdraw

Verb

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
subtypes:
- fall back - move back and away from
- retreat, retrograde - move back
- back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position
same as: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat

verb group: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
is a type of: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop - put an end to a state or an activity

subtypes: drop out - withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values

same as: retire
verb group:
- retire, withdraw - lose interest
- bow out, withdraw - retire gracefully
is a type of: let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip

subtypes: unlock - set free or release

same as: disengage
is a type of: take - take into one's possession

subtypes: decommission - withdraw from active service

same as: call back, call in, recall
is a type of: disown, renounce, repudiate - cast off

same as: swallow, take back, unsay
is a type of: insulate, isolate - place or set apart

subtypes: lose - withdraw, as from reality

same as: seclude, sequester, sequestrate

verb group: adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering
entail: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place

is a type of: close, close down, close up, fold, shut down - cease to operate or cause to cease operating

subtypes: prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

same as: adjourn, retire

verb group: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw - keep away from others
is a type of: retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

same as: bow out

verb group: retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation
is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
subtypes:
- check out, cheque - withdraw money by writing a check
- dip - take a small amount from
- divert, hive off - withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
- overdraw - draw more money from than is available
- tap - draw from or dip into to get something
- disinvest, divest - reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
same as: draw, draw off, take out

verb group: draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well
is a type of: fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

subtypes: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation

same as: retire

verb group: retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation
same as: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat

verb group: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw - pull back or move away or backward
subtypes:
- depilate, epilate - remove body hair
- harvest - remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
- tip - remove the tip from
- stem - remove the stem from
- extirpate - surgically remove (an organ)
- enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
- exenterate - remove the contents of (an organ)
- enucleate - remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ)
- bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container
- disinvest, divest, strip, undress - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
- ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure
- clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- clean - remove shells or husks from
- fan, winnow - blow away or off with a current of air
- pick - remove in small bits
- clear, clear up - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
- lift - remove from a surface
- lift - take off or away by decreasing
- lift - remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
- rip off, tear away, tear off - remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
- take off - take away or remove
- take away, take out - take out or remove
- pit, stone - remove the pits from
- seed - remove the seeds from
- unhinge - remove the hinges from
- shuck - remove the shucks from
- hull - remove the hulls from
- crumb - remove crumbs from
- chip away, chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually:
- burl - remove the burls from cloth
- knock out - destroy or break forcefully
- clean, scavenge - remove unwanted substances from
- hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize - remove the pituitary glands
- degas - remove gas from
- husk, shell - remove the husks from
- bur, burr - remove the burrs from
- clear away, clear off - remove from sight
- flick - remove with a flick (of the hand)
- dismantle, strip - take off or remove
- strip - remove a constituent from a liquid
- clear - remove
- defang - remove the fangs from
- bone, debone - remove the bones from
- disembowel, draw, eviscerate - remove the entrails of
- shell - remove from its shell or outer covering
- shuck - remove from the shell
- detusk, tusk - remove the tusks of animals
- dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
- scalp - remove the scalp of
- weed - clear of weeds
- condense - remove water from
- bail out, bale out - remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
- leach, strip - remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- decalcify - remove calcium or lime from
- detoxicate, detoxify - remove poison from
- de-ionate - remove ions from
- de-iodinate - remove iodine from
- decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke - remove carbon from (an engine)
- delouse - free of lice
- ream - remove by making a hole or by boring
- brush - remove with or as if with a brush
- wash, wash away, wash off, wash out - remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- desorb - remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
- pull - take away
- demineralise, demineralize - remove the minerals or salts from
- eliminate - remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
- clear out, drive out, expectorate - clear out the chest and lungs
- carve out - remove from a larger whole
- defuse - remove the triggering device from
- dredge - remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
- wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction
- amputate, cut off - remove surgically
- eviscerate, resect - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- cream, cream off, skim, skim off - remove from the surface
- strip - remove the surface from
- strip - strip the cured leaves from
- descale, scale - remove the scales from
- circumcise - cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- undock - take (a ship) out of a dock
- cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth
- dig, excavate, hollow - remove the inner part or the core of
- lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop
- draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- take out - remove something from a container or an enclosed space
- unstring - remove the strings from
- string - remove the stringy parts of
- wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping
- bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
- unveil - remove the cover from
- take out, unpack - remove from its packing
- disburden, unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from
- empty - remove
- discharge - remove the charge from
- offsaddle, unsaddle - remove the saddle from
- cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off - get rid of
- dislodge, free - remove or force out from a position
- clean - remove while making clean
- aspirate, draw out, suck out - remove by suction
- cancel, delete - remove or make invisible
- lade, laden, ladle - remove with or as if with a ladle
- spoon - scoop up or take up with a spoon
- gut - remove the guts of
- head - remove the head of
- draw away, draw off, pull off - remove by drawing or pulling
- clean, strip - remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well
- draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- leach - cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- draw - cause to flow
- draw, draw off, take out, withdraw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
same as: remove, take, take away

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