clear up vs withdraw

withdraw vs clear up

clear up and withdraw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clear up	No	No	Yes	No
withdraw	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, withdraw is a hypernym of clear up; that is, withdraw is a word with a broader meaning than clear up:

clear up: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
withdraw: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of clear up include remove, take, take away.

clear up (verb)	withdraw (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound	keep away from others
finish a task completely	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
make clear and (more) comprehensible	take back what one has said
become clear	release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
	lose interest
	pull back or move away or backward
	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	cause to be returned
	break from a meeting or gathering
	withdraw from active participation
	retire gracefully

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