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Withdraw

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drawverbSenses relating to exerting force or pulling.
recallverb(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
retreatnounThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
sequesterverbTo separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
recedeverbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
swallowverb(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
adjournverb(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
disengageverb(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.
crawfishnoun(United States, especially Southern US, Louisiana and Texas, Midwest, Western US) Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
bow outverb(idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
retireverb(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
take outverbTo remove.
secludeverb(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
pull backverbTo retreat.
back awayverb(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
pull awayverb(transitive) To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
take backverb(transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
call backverbTo telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
draw backverbto withdraw from an undertaking
back outverb(intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
crawfish outverbmake a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
call inverb(intransitive, copulative) To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
sequestrateverbTo sequester.
move backverb(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to a later date or time.
unsayverbTo withdraw, retract (something said).

↔️ Antonyms of "Withdraw"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
engageverb(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
operateverb(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
banknoun(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
meshnounA structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
depositnoun(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
locknounSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

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retreatverbThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
recedeverbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
draw backverbto withdraw from an undertaking
recallverb(transitive, intransitive) To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
take backverb(transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
bow outverb(idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
unsayverbTo withdraw, retract (something said).
adjournverb(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
retireverb(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
pull awayverb(transitive) To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
take outverbTo remove.
sequestrateverbTo sequester.
sequesterverbTo separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
back outverb(intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
back awayverb(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
secludeverb(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
move backverb(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to a later date or time.
pull backverbTo retreat.
call backverbTo telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
disengageverb(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.

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