Definition of: withdraw

(with·drô′, with-) v. ·drew, ·drawn, ·draw·ing v.t.
1. To draw or take away; remove.
2. To take back, as an assertion or a promise; recall.
3. To keep or abstract from use.
—v.i.
4. To draw back; retire. See synonyms under ABSTRACT, SEPARATE. [<WITH- + DRAW]
—with·draw′al, with·draw′ment noun