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Withdraw vs. Cancellation — What's the Difference?

Withdraw vs. Cancellation — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Withdraw and Cancellation

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Withdraw

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position
She prised open the lid and withdrew a slim diamond ring
Ruth withdrew her hand from his

Cancellation

The action of cancelling something
The project was threatened with cancellation by the government
The show is sold out, but check for cancellations

Withdraw

Leave or cause to leave a place or situation
UN forces withdrew from the province
Both countries agreed to withdraw their troops

Cancellation

The act or an instance of canceling.

Withdraw

Cease to take an addictive drug
For the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication
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Cancellation

A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.

Withdraw

To take back or away; remove
Withdrew his hand from the cookie jar.

Cancellation

Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

Withdraw

To cause to leave or return
The government withdrew its diplomats from the capital.

Cancellation

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

Withdraw

To remove (money) from an account.

Cancellation

(mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.

Withdraw

To turn away (one's gaze, for example).

Cancellation

(philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.

Withdraw

To draw aside
Withdrew the curtain.

Cancellation

(legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

Withdraw

To remove from consideration or participation
Withdrew her application.
Withdrew his son from the race.

Cancellation

(anatomy) The property of being cancellate.

Withdraw

To recall or retract
Withdrew the accusation.

Cancellation

The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

Withdraw

To move or draw back; retire
The lawyers withdrew to the judge's chambers.

Cancellation

The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.

Withdraw

To leave or return, as from a military position.

Cancellation

The act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Withdraw

To remove oneself from active participation
Withdrew from the competition.

Cancellation

The speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

Withdraw

To become detached from social or emotional involvement
After the snubbing, he withdrew into a shell.

Withdraw

To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.

Withdraw

To discontinue the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.

Withdraw

To react physiologically and mentally to this discontinuance, often while experiencing distressing symptoms.

Withdraw

(transitive)

Withdraw

To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.

Withdraw

To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.

Withdraw

To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.

Withdraw

To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.

Withdraw

(figuratively)

Withdraw

To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc.

Withdraw

To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.

Withdraw

(intransitive)

Withdraw

Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.

Withdraw

Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.

Withdraw

To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.

Withdraw

To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.

Withdraw

Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.

Withdraw

An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing.

Withdraw

(law) withdraught

Withdraw

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.
Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.

Withdraw

To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.

Withdraw

To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company.

Withdraw

Pull back or move away or backward;
The enemy withdrew
The limo pulled away from the curb

Withdraw

Withdraw from active participation;
He retired from chess

Withdraw

Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles;
I want to disengage myself from his influence
Disengage the gears

Withdraw

Cause to be returned;
Recall the defective auto tires
The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

Withdraw

Take back what one has said;
He swallowed his words

Withdraw

Keep away from others;
He sequestered himself in his study to write a book

Withdraw

Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract;
Remove a threat
Remove a wrapper
Remove the dirty dishes from the table
Take the gun from your pocket
This machine withdraws heat from the environment

Withdraw

Break from a meeting or gathering;
We adjourned for lunch
The men retired to the library

Withdraw

Retire gracefully;
He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship

Withdraw

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
She drew $2,000 from the account
The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank

Withdraw

Lose interest;
He retired from life when his wife died

Withdraw

Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

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