lose vs withdraw

withdraw vs lose

lose and withdraw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lose	No	No	Yes	No
withdraw	No	No	Yes	No

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

lose: withdraw, as from reality
withdraw: keep away from others

Other hypernyms of lose include seclude, sequester, sequestrate.

lose (verb)	withdraw (verb)
be set at a disadvantage	keep away from others
withdraw, as from reality	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
fail to win	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal	take back what one has said
allow to go out of sight or mind	release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind	lose interest
fail to get or obtain	pull back or move away or backward
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense	cause to be returned
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit	break from a meeting or gathering
	withdraw from active participation
	retire gracefully

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