Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - withal

~ adv old use besides; together with this withdraw, v past tense withdrew past participle withdrawn 1 »MONEY« to take money out of a bank account  (withdraw sth from)  (Liz withdrew $100 from her account.) 2 »TAKE AWAY« to remove something or take it away or take it back, often because of an official decision  (a government decision to withdraw funding | One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl. | withdraw sth from)  (She withdrew a document from her briefcase. | withdraw sth from sale/from the market (=stop selling it))  (The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further tests.) 3 withdraw a remark/accusation to say that a remark that you made earlier was completely untrue; retract  (The newspaper has agreed to withdraw its allegations.) 4 »NOT TAKE PART« a) to no longer take part in or belong to an organization + from  (Calls for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.) b) to no longer take part in an activity, race etc, or to prevent someone from doing this + from  (Injury forced Clare to withdraw from the event. | withdraw sth/sb from)  (Ted withdrew his horse from the race.) 5 »LEAVE« a) to leave a place, especially in order to be alone or go somewhere quiet  (We withdrew to the garden for a private talk.) b) if an army withdraws or is withdrawn, it leaves a place, especially in order to avoid defeat 6 »STOP COMMUNICATING« to become quieter, less friendly, and more concerned about your own thoughts + into/from  (The little girl seemed to withdraw into a private world.)