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withdraw vs take up

take up vs withdraw

withdraw and take up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
withdraw No No Yes No
take up No No Yes No
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of withdraw; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withdraw:
  • withdraw: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • take up: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Other hyponyms of withdraw include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
withdraw (verb) take up (verb)
keep away from others pursue or resume
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract return to a previous location or condition
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity adopt
take back what one has said take up as if with a sponge
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles take out or up with or as if with a scoop
lose interest accept
pull back or move away or backward take in, also metaphorically
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
cause to be returned occupy or take on
break from a meeting or gathering take up and practice as one's own
withdraw from active participation begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
retire gracefully turn one's interest to
take up time or space
Difference between withdraw and take up

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