withal

adverb old use besides; together with this withdraw, verb past tense withdrew past participle withdrawn

1 MONEY (T) to take money out of a bank account: withdraw sth from: Liz withdrew $100 from her account.

2 TAKE AWAY (T) 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often because of an official decision: a government decision to withdraw funding | One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.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 | withdraw sth from sale/from the market (=stop selling it): The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further tests.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) (I) to no longer take part in or belong to an organization

(+ from): Calls for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.

b) (I, T) 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) (I) to leave a place, especially in order to be alone or go somewhere quiet: We withdrew to the garden for a private talk.

b) (I, T) if an army withdraws or is withdrawn, it leaves a place, especially in order to avoid defeat

6 STOP COMMUNICATING (I) to become quieter, less friendly, and more concerned about your own thoughts

(+ into/from): The little girl seemed to withdraw into a private world.