Definitions and Examples of withdraw, retreat, evacuate
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To remove or take away something from a particular place.
Example
The army decided to withdraw its troops from the border.
To move back or away from a place or situation.
Example
The soldiers were ordered to retreat from the battlefield.
To remove people or things from a dangerous or harmful place.
Example
The residents were asked to evacuate their homes due to the approaching hurricane.
Key Differences: withdraw vs retreat vs evacuate
- 1Withdraw implies removing something from a particular place.
- 2Retreat implies moving back or away from a place or situation.
- 3Evacuate implies removing people or things from a dangerous or harmful place.
Effective Usage of withdraw, retreat, evacuate
- 1Military Operations: Use withdraw and retreat in military operations to describe the movement of troops.
- 2Natural Disasters: Use evacuate to describe the process of removing people from a dangerous area during natural disasters.
- 3Business: Use withdraw to describe the process of removing money from a bank account.
Remember this!
The antonyms of penetrate are withdraw, retreat, and evacuate. Use these words to describe the opposite of entering or passing through something. Withdraw implies removing something, retreat implies moving back or away, and evacuate implies removing people or things from a dangerous or harmful place.
