withdraw
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
Verb 4 meanings
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
Etymology
PIE word *wí From Middle English withdrawen, withdrauen (“to depart, leave, move away; (reflexive) to go away; (reflexive) to leave someone’s service; (often reflexive) to draw back or retreat (from a battlefield or dangerous place), withdraw; to abandon, desert; to go, go forth; to move; of the sea, water, etc.
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WITHDRAW at a glance
WITHDRAW has 8 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + T 1 + H 4 + D 2 + R 1 + A 1 + W 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,540 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with withdraw
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