could be 'retire'
cower
To shrink in fearTo draw in one's muscles involuntarilyTo recoil in distaste
The word that means to draw back suddenly is "recoil."
CrouchCower
A five-letter word for "dwindle" is "shrink." It conveys the idea of decreasing in size, amount, or strength.
evoke
draw
draw
dwindle
The word reduce is one possibility.
The answer is DRAW.
To draw back the bowstring.