withdraw
/wɪðˈdrɔː/ verb (past tense withdrew, past participle withdrawn)Definition
MONEY [T] › to take money out of a bank account: She withdrew $50.
REMOVE [T] › to remove something, especially because of an official decision: This product has been withdrawn from sale. He has threatened to withdraw his support.
MILITARY [I, T] › If a military force withdraws, or if someone withdraws it, it leaves the place where it is fighting: The President has ordered troops to be withdrawn from the area.
COMPETITION [I] › to decide that you will not now be in a race, competition, etc: Christie was forced to withdraw from the race because of injury.
SOMETHING SAID [T] formal › to say that you want people to ignore something you said before because it was not true: He admitted taking the money, but later withdrew his confession.
(Definition of withdraw verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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