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Undo vs Withdraw - What's the difference?

undo | withdraw |

Withdraw is a synonym of undo.



As verbs the difference between undo and withdraw

is that undo is to reverse the effects of an action.{{jump|reverse effects|a}} singular while withdraw is to pull (something) back, aside, or away.

As an adjective undo

is misspelling of lang=en.

undo

English

Etymology 1

Verb

  • To reverse the effects of an action.
    • Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Michael Da Silva , title=Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time.}}
  • To unfasten.
    • Could you undo my buckle for me?
  • (figuratively) to be heading for or to cause a downfall
  • * 1611 ,
    • Woe is me, for I am undone !

    Synonyms

    * cancel, reverse * unbuckle, unbutton, untie, unzip

    Antonyms

    * redo * do up, button, button up, tie up, zip, zip up,

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "undo")

    References

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs ----

    withdraw

    English

    Verb

  • To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
  • * Hooker
    • Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.
  • To take back (a comment, etc).
    • to withdraw false charges
  • To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
  • To extract (money from an account).
  • To retreat.
  • To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.
  • * 1994 , (Edward St Aubyn), Bad News , Picador 2006, p. 201:
    • Simon had tried to rob a bank while he was withdrawing , but he had been forced to surrender to the police after they had fired several volleys at him.