English Explanatory Dictionary

withcall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To call back, recall.
  2. To bring back, restore.
  3. To call or draw away (from); divert.
  4. To withdraw or retract, especially one's words; recant; unsay.
  5. To recall or revoke; call off; rescind; cancel.
noun
  1. A recall.
name
  1. A small settlement and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2883).

Pronunciation

wĭth′kôl′ wĭth- /ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/ /ˌwɪθ-/ /ˌwɪðˈkɑl/ /ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ /ˌwɪðˈkɒl/ /ˌwɪðˈkoːl/ /ˌwəðˈkoːl/ /ˌwəθ-/ /ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/ /ˌwit̪-/

Word forms

withcall withcalls withcalling withcalled

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”). By surface analysis, with- (“back, away”) + call.

Synonyms

recant take back

Derived words

withcalling
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