Synonyms for withdraw from
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1. withdraw from

   Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate

   Antonyms:
   adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

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How to use withdraw from in a sentence?

1. Melissa Howard:

   I have come to the realization that the right thing to do for my community is to withdraw from the race. I will do so today.

2. Chris Wheeler:

   If they are making better use of their capital it's got to be a good thing. But for anybody who believes in critical mass and the importance of scale then it's a bad thing, especially when you start to withdraw from the biggest market in the world.

3. Timothy Kelly:

   You, Ms. Hernandez, had said something like you were going to withdraw from the case if I didn’t make certain decisions, and I want to make it clear that I don’t really care about that… it’s not even clear if I would let you out of the case.

4. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   Words don’t take you anywhere, at the most they aid in a mental projection; it’s the experience that transforms YOU, only then do words elevate your mood. Hence withdraw from the world of words, Live more...

5. Javier Palomarez:

   Clearly, the decision to withdraw from the QA was motivated out of fear, this further disqualifies him as a serious candidate in the eyes of the Hispanic community.