adraw

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/əˈdɹɔː/

verb

To draw out; to draw (a sword).

OriginMiddle English adrawen ← Old English ādragan →
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Meanings

verbadraw (third-person singular simple present adraws, present participle adrawing, simple past adrew, past participle adrawn)

present singular third person adraws · participle present adrawing · past adrew · participle past adrawn

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo draw out; to draw (a sword).
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo withdraw oneself.

Origin

  1. Old Englishādragan“to draw, draw out (a sword)”
  2. Middle Englishadrawen
  3. Englishadraw

From Middle English adrawen, adraȝen, from Old English ādragan (“to draw, draw out (a sword)”), equivalent to a- + draw.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

adraw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraw

MLA

“adraw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adraw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraw.

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