withdraw

Definitions


[wɪðˈdrɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position
(e.g: Ruth withdrew her hand from his)

- leave or cause to leave a place or situation
(e.g: UN forces withdrew from the province)

- cease to take an addictive drug
(e.g: for the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb draw




definition by Oxford Dictionaries