Unwithdrawn

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not taken back or retracted; remaining in place or effect without removal or reversal; continuing to be offered or held without rescinding
2. Remaining intact without being removed or recalled; continuing to exist without any retraction or cancellation; not withdrawn from consideration or access
3. Not retracted or pulled away; persisting in a state of presence or availability; continuing to apply or be in effect without withdrawal or reversion

Etymology: "Unwithdrawn" is simply the prefix "un-" attached to "withdrawn," the past participle of "withdraw." The prefix "un-" is the old Germanic negation, meaning "not," so the combined word means "not withdrawn." The participle carries the sense of something drawn back or pulled away, which is what gives the adjective its meaning of a thing that stays in place, still offered, or still in effect. Because the base word "withdraw" is itself a compound of "with" (here meaning "back" or "away") and "draw," the full literal picture is of something that has not been drawn back. That physical image of pulling away is what underlies the abstract sense of a support, offer, or rule that continues without being taken back.

Synonyms: retained, kept

Antonyms: withdrawn, removed