wɪðˈdrɔ: v. (past withdrew;
past part. withdrawn) 1 tr.
pull or
take aside or
back (withdrew my hand). 2 tr.
discontinue,
cancel,
retract (withdrew my
support;
the promise was later withdrawn). 3 tr.
remove; take
away (withdrew the
child from school; withdrew
their troops). 4 tr. take (money)
out of an
account. 5 intr.
retire or go away;
move away or back. 6 intr. (as withdrawn adj.) abnormally shy
and unsociable; mentally detached. øwithdrawing-room
archaic =
DRAWING-ROOM 1. øøwithdrawer n. [ME f. withaway (as WITH) + DRAW]