Definitions
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Word origin
From Middle English withdrawe (“act of stopping a judicial proceeding”), from withdrawen, withdrauen (verb): see etymology 1.
Used in a sentence
“VVhy vvithdravveſt thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy boſome.”
“Hovv counterfeit a coin they are vvho friends / Bear in their Superſcription (of the moſt / I vvould be underſtood) in proſperous days / They ſvvarm, but in adverſe vvithdravv their head / Not to be found, though ſought.”
“Envy not! for thou wilt wear / In the dark a shroud as fair; / Golden with the sunny ray / Thou withdrawest from my day; […]”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Retreat”8 letters
02“Pull back”8 letters
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