Defn: To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea withdrew." King Horn.
Syn.
— To recede; retrograde; go back.
WITHDRAWAL
With*draw"al, n.
Defn: The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.
Fielding.
WITHDRAWER
With*draw"er, n.
Defn: One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts.
WITHDRAWING-ROOM
With*draw"ing-room`, n. Etym: [See Withdraw, and cf. Drawing-room.]
Defn: A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room;
a drawing-room.
A door in the middle leading to a parlor and withdrawing-room. Sir W.
Scott.
WITHDRAWMENT
With*draw"ment, n.
Defn: The act of withdrawing; withdrawal. W. Belsham.