withcall

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withcall^¹

/ˌwɪðˈkɔːl/ UK
/ˌwɪθ-/ UK
/ˌwɪðˈkɑl/ Canada, US, cot caught merger
/ˌwɪθ-/ Canada, US, cot caught merger
/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ US
/ˌwɪθ-/ US
/ˌwɪðˈkɒl/ Canada
/ˌwɪθ-/ Canada
/ˌwɪðˈkoːl/ Australia
/ˌwɪθ-/ Australia
/ˌwəðˈkoːl/ New Zealand
/ˌwəθ-/ New Zealand
/ˌwɪðˈkɔl/ Scotland
/ˌwɪθ-/ Scotland
/ˌwid̪ˈkɒl/ India
/ˌwit̪-/ India

Rhymes with -ɔːl

Where it comes from

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

verb withcalls · withcalling · withcalled

rare, transitive To call back, recall. Two of the Grand Jurisdictions have discontinued the use of this system and have withcalled their Grand Representatives.
rare, transitive To bring back, restore. 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!
rare, transitive To call or draw away (from); divert. […] intended to withcall him from his Studies, […]
rare, transitive To withdraw or retract, especially one's words; recant; unsay. He withcalls all he's swore.
rare, transitive To recall or revoke; call off; rescind; cancel. At the earnest solicitation of his church, Mr. Grupe has withcalled his resignation and will remain in the church as pastor.

Similar: recant, take back

noun withcalls

countable, rare, transitive, uncountable A recall. 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.

Withcall^²

proper noun

A small settlement and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2883).

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verb

Similar: recant, take back

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@misc{withcall_2026,
  title = {withcall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/withcall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}