to withdraw support
7
4.3
- phrasal verb
- /wɪðˈdrɔːr səˈpɔːrt/
:
retirar apoyo
- Particularly, the Saudis and the Kuwaitis have withdrawn their financial support from the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
- gradually withdrew support
- administration withdrew support
- government withdrew support
Examples
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The committee decided to withdraw support for the project after seeing the budget overruns.
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The Reagan administration withdrew its support for military and dictatorial regimes when genuine democratic opposition sprang to replace them.
Academic text (2009) -
If not, we will withdraw our support.
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The United States has withdrawn its support.
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So they're telling unions to withdraw support, put pressure on the women.
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We should stop aiding these despots financially and withdraw all military support.
Blog text (33) -
Enlightened Europeans have withdrawn their support for the Chechen rebels.
Academic text (2008) -
President Obama called off the construction indefinitely, slashing funding in 2009 and finally withdrawing all support in 2011.
Academic text (2012) -
In light of these drawbacks, in 1939, the British government withdrew its support for partition as impractical.
Academic text (1996) -
African and other non-aligned members, alienated by UN actions, successively withdrew their support and troops from the ONUC.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
401
3.8
Stop supporting an idea or plan
356
2.8
Move away from someone, or stop taking part in something
206
3.4
To stop being involved in an activity or agreement
162
3.4
To move yourself and things backward from a place, person, or situation
87
5.5
To stop something from going on by removing support like money
79
3.2
Leave an activity or agreement you had joined
59
3.9
Stop supporting or taking part in a plan because you feel unsure
16
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
5
6.6
To stop depending on someone or something and become independent
3
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
To suddenly stop helping someone, leaving them in a difficult situation
Antonyms
How Supportive
183
4.2
∞
1.0
7
4.3
210
5.1
701
3.3
∞
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to stop providing help or backing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'withdraw' (to remove/take back) plus 'support' (help or backing). This verb + noun combination follows a regular English compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase withdraw support gives a clear image: someone holding up a ladder or a person and then pulling their hands back—withdraw (to pull away) and support (to hold someone up). So, when someone 'withdraws support' today, they 'stop providing help, approval, or backing'.