pull back or move away or backward;"The enemy withdrew" "The limo pulled away from the curb"
withdraw from active participation;"He retired from chess"
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles;"I want to disengage myself from his influence" "disengage the gears"
cause to be returned;"recall the defective auto tires" "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
take back what one has said;"He swallowed his words"
keep away from others;"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
break from a meeting or gathering;"We adjourned for lunch" "The men retired to the library"
retire gracefully;"He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
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"
lose interest;"he retired from life when his wife died"
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"
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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"
中英词源
withdraw 撤退，取款
with-,相反，draw,拉。引申词义撤退，取款。
withdraw (v.)
early 13c. (transitive), "to take back," from with "away" + drawen "to draw," possibly a loan-translation of Latin retrahere "to retract." Intransitive sense from mid-13c. Sense of "to remove oneself" is recorded from c. 1300. Related: Withdrawn; withdrawing.
