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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withdraws;withdrew/-ˈdruː/;/wɪðˈdruː/;/wɪθˈdruː/;withdrawn/-ˈdrɑːn/;/wɪðˈdrɑːn/;/wɪθˈdrɑːn/;withdrawing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withdraws;withdrew/-ˈdruː/;/wɪðˈdruː/;/wɪθˈdruː/;withdrawn/-ˈdrɑːn/;/wɪðˈdrɑːn/;/wɪθˈdrɑːn/;withdrawing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- The pills were withdrawn [= recalled] from the market because they were unsafe.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- They have withdrawn the charges.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- The troops were withdrawn [= pulled back] from the front line.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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[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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[+ object]:to take (something) back, away, or out

- He withdrew [= removed] his hand from the doorknob.

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