"withcall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌwɪðˈkɑl/ [Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪθ-/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪðˈkɒl/ [Canada] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪθ-/ [Canada] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪðˈkoːl/ [General-Australian], /ˌwɪθ-/ [General-Australian], /ˌwəðˈkoːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˌwəθ-/ [New-Zealand], /ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ [Scotland], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Scotland], /ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/ [India], /ˌwit̪-/ [India] Forms: withcalls [plural]
enPR: wĭth′kôl′, wĭth- Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: Inherited from Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”). By surface analysis, with- (“back, away”) + call. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|withcallen<t:to recall, call back; revoke>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”), {{inh+|en|enm|withcallen<t:to recall, call back; revoke>}} Inherited from Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”), {{surf|en|with-<t:back, away>|call}} By surface analysis, with- (“back, away”) + call Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} withcall (countable and uncountable, plural withcalls)
  1. (rare) A recall. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-noun-GfDY6SLz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with with- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16

Verb

IPA: /ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌwɪðˈkɑl/ [Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger], /ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪθ-/ [General-American] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪðˈkɒl/ [Canada] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪθ-/ [Canada] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /ˌwɪðˈkoːl/ [General-Australian], /ˌwɪθ-/ [General-Australian], /ˌwəðˈkoːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˌwəθ-/ [New-Zealand], /ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ [Scotland], /ˌwɪθ-/ [Scotland], /ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/ [India], /ˌwit̪-/ [India] Forms: withcalls [present, singular, third-person], withcalling [participle, present], withcalled [participle, past], withcalled [past]
enPR: wĭth′kôl′, wĭth- Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: Inherited from Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”). By surface analysis, with- (“back, away”) + call. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|withcallen<t:to recall, call back; revoke>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”), {{inh+|en|enm|withcallen<t:to recall, call back; revoke>}} Inherited from Middle English withcallen (“to recall, call back; revoke”), {{surf|en|with-<t:back, away>|call}} By surface analysis, with- (“back, away”) + call Head templates: {{en-verb}} withcall (third-person singular simple present withcalls, present participle withcalling, simple past and past participle withcalled)
  1. (transitive, rare) To call back, recall. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-verb-ZltNk8s6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with with- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16
  2. (transitive, rare) To bring back, restore. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-verb-J50RrXX9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with with-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 35 14 14 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 22 30 14 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 19 40 11 8 12
  3. (transitive, rare) To call or draw away (from); divert. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-verb-~yp5IPEx Categories (other): English terms prefixed with with- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16
  4. (transitive, rare) To withdraw or retract, especially one's words; recant; unsay. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-verb-GT6cNhR~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with with- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16
  5. (transitive, rare) To recall or revoke; call off; rescind; cancel. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-withcall-en-verb-pQdZWxSk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with with- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with with-: 11 24 22 17 12 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: recant, take back Derived forms: withcalling [noun]

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1895-1897, Proceedings, page 16:",
          "text": "Two of the Grand Jurisdictions have discontinued the use of this system and have withcalled their Grand Representatives.",
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          "ref": "1935, Neil M. Gunn, Butcher's Broom:",
          "text": "The second dog pounced, and the two snarled and slashed, but not the woman now so much as each other, for they were mad with excitement and the sharp whistle withcalling them maddened them still more.",
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          "ref": "1935, Financial World, volume 64, page 112:",
          "text": "Great Britain may also have in mind the fiasco that occurred at the London conference when President Roosevelt suddenly withcalled the American delegates, and desires to avoid a repetition of the same thing.",
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          "ref": "1833, Peter Walker, Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater, Biblical repertory:",
          "text": "Alas, that he should himself have fallen on that very enchanted ground, from which it was the business and the glory of his life to withcall his younger brethren!",
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          "ref": "1994, Matt Fitzgerald, Shame about the Title, page 61:",
          "text": "Could Mary,\nwomb of Jesus, be\nWithcalled from vast eternity,\nAnd brought, at last, again to breathe,\nAnd given vision to conceive […]",
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          "ref": "1716, Weekly remarks, and political reflections upon the most material news:",
          "text": "[…] intended to withcall him from his Studies, […]",
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          "ref": "1916, California Alumni Association, The California Alumni Fortnightly:",
          "text": "A policy which withcalls us from the great task we have in the Pacific is recreant to our duty as a great state, and to all that we owe to the civilization of the world.",
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          "ref": "1901, Prior, Forest Flk.:",
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          "ref": "1964, The Journal, volume 35, Issue 2, Oklahoma Bar Association, page 1965:",
          "text": "[…] I got this report this morning but since he continued to work I didn't feel or figure the significance of it amounted to very much so I didn't see any reason to withcall my report and rewrite it.",
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          "ref": "1905, The Advance, volume 50, page 425:",
          "text": "At the earnest solicitation of his church, Mr. Grupe has withcalled his resignation and will remain in the church as pastor.",
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          "ref": "1919, The Journal of Electrical Workers and Operators, volume 18, page 94:",
          "text": "There is a petition in circulation with over 1,000 signatures to withcall the said mayor.",
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          "ref": "1993, Bruce McKern, Transnational Corporations and the Exploitation of Natural Resources:",
          "text": "He provoked a crisis in the international industry in 1956 by withcalling options held by the established producers and auctioning off large concessions to new companies more willing than the old ones to expand output.",
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        "(transitive, rare) To recall or revoke; call off; rescind; cancel."
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      "enpr": "wĭth′kôl′"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪθ-/",
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      "ipa": "/ˌwɪðˈkɑl/",
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        "General-American",
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "ipa": "/ˌwɪθ-/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/",
      "note": "without the cot–caught merger",
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      "ipa": "/ˌwɪθ-/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪðˈkɒl/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪθ-/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwəðˈkoːl/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwəθ-/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwɪθ-/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/",
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        "India"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌwit̪-/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "take back"
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  "word": "withcall"
}

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