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/ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/
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/ˌwɪðˈkɑl/
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- Canada
- General-American
- cot-caught-merger
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/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/
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- General-American
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/ˌwɪðˈkɒl/
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- Canada
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/ˌwɪðˈkoːl/
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- Australia
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/ˌwəðˈkoːl/
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- New-Zealand
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/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/
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- Scotland
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/ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/
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- India
Verb
To call back, recall.
Usage- Rare
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Two of the Grand Jurisdictions have discontinued the use of this system and have withcalled their Grand Representatives.
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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.
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.
To bring back, restore.
Usage- Rare
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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!
Could Mary, womb of Jesus, be Withcalled from vast eternity, And brought, at last, again to breathe, And given vision to conceive […]
To call or draw away (from); divert.
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[…] intended to withcall him from his Studies, […]
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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.
To withdraw or retract, especially one's words; recant; unsay.
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He withcalls all he's swore.
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[…] 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.
To recall or revoke; call off; rescind; cancel.
Usage- Rare
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At the earnest solicitation of his church, Mr. Grupe has withcalled his resignation and will remain in the church as pastor.
There is a petition in circulation with over 1,000 signatures to withcall the said mayor.
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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.
Noun
A recall.
Usage- Countable
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- Uncountable
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The ward masters, one of whom was in charge of nursing and cleaning in each ward, were for the most part merely convalescent soldiers, subject to withcall, at any time, back to their regiments.