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Penniless and feeling that his faith was destroyed, he sank into despair and <anchor>withdrew</anchor> from everyone. “They think I’m a madman,” he told an acquaintance, “because I wanted to be a true Christian. They turned me out like a dog, saying that I was causing a scandal.” It was then that van Gogh began to draw seriously, thereby discovering in 1880 his true vocation as an artist. Van Gogh decided that his mission from then on would be to bring consolation to humanity through art. “I want to give the wretched a brotherly message,” he explained to his brother Theo. “When I sign [my paintings] ‘Vincent,’ it is as one of them.” This realization of his creative powers restored his self-confidence.
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# withdraw

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withdraw /wɪðˈdrɑː//wɪθˈdrɑː/verb

withdraws;withdrew/-ˈdruː/;/wɪðˈdruː/;/wɪθˈdruː/;withdrawn/-ˈdrɑːn/;/wɪðˈdrɑːn/;/wɪθˈdrɑːn/;withdrawing

withdraw

/wɪðˈdrɑː//wɪθˈdrɑː/

verb

withdraws;withdrew/-ˈdruː/;/wɪðˈdruː/;/wɪθˈdruː/;withdrawn/-ˈdrɑːn/;/wɪðˈdrɑːn/;/wɪθˈdrɑːn/;withdrawing

Britannica Dictionary definition of WITHDRAW

**1**

\[\+ object\]:to remove (money) from a bank account

- She _withdrew_ $200 from her checking account.


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**2**

\[\+ object\]:to take (something) back so that it is no longer available

- The pills were _withdrawn_ \[= _recalled_\] from the market because they were unsafe.


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**3**

\[\+ object\]formal:to take back (something that is spoken, offered, etc.)

- The company _withdrew_ \[= _retracted_\] the job offer.

- The prosecutor _withdrew_ her question to the witness.

- They have _withdrawn_ the charges.

- _withdraw_ support for a candidate


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**4**

\[no object\]:to stop participating in something

- Students can _withdraw_ from a class anytime until the last week of the semester.

- The injury forced him to _withdraw_ from \[= _drop out of_\] the tournament.


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**5**

**a** of soldiers:to leave an area

\[no object\]

- The troops were forced to _withdraw_.

- They _withdrew_ from the battlefield.


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\[\+ object\]

- The troops were _withdrawn_ \[= _pulled back_\] from the front line.


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**b**\[no object\]somewhat formal + old-fashioned:to leave a room, area, etc., and go to another place
— \+ _to_

- He retired and _withdrew_ \[= _moved_\] _to_ the country.

- After dinner, we _withdrew to_ the library.


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**6**

\[no object\]:to stop spending time with other people:to spend more time alone and gradually stop talking to other people
— often + _from_ or _into_

- She _withdrew from_ other people as she grew older.

- He _withdrew into_ himself after his brother's death.


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**7**

\[\+ object\]:to take (something) back, away, or out

- He _withdrew_ \[= _removed_\] his hand from the doorknob.


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