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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsoo-rück-tsee-hen
"Der Schüler hat seine Zusage für die Universität zurückgezogen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To withdraw from a previously made commitment, promise, or agreement, often used regarding sports recruits or financial allocations.
"The star high school quarterback decided to decommit from the university and reopen his recruiting process." - 2
In computing and database management, to release previously allocated memory, storage, or transaction resources.
"The application is programmed to decommit memory pages when they are no longer actively required."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in late 20th-century English via the prefix de- (denoting reversal or removal) combined with the verb commit, originating in computing and finance contexts. It initially described releasing allocated memory or resources in software engineering before expanding into general corporate, academic, and athletic terminology to mean withdrawing a previous commitment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decommit" is said worldwide
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se désengager
Transliteration: suh day-zahn-zhah-shay
"Le joueur a décidé de se désengager de son accord verbal."
zurückziehen
Transliteration: tsoo-rück-tsee-hen
"Der Schüler hat seine Zusage für die Universität zurückgezogen."
ritirare l'impegno
Transliteration: ri-ti-ra-re lim-pen-yo
"Ha scelto di ritirare l'impegno preso con la squadra."
retirar su compromiso
Transliteration: re-ti-rar su kom-pro-mi-so
"El atleta decidió retirar su compromiso con la universidad."
retirar o compromisso
Transliteration: re-ti-rar o kom-pro-mee-soo
"Ele decidiu retirar o compromisso que havia feito."
वचन वापस लेना
Transliteration: vachan vapas lena
"खिलाड़ी ने विश्वविद्यालय से अपना वचन वापस लेने का फैसला किया।"
撤销承诺
Transliteration: chèxiāo chéngnuò
"这名运动员决定撤销他对大学的承诺。"
약속을 철회하다
Transliteration: yaksogeul cheolhoehada
"선수는 대학과의 입학 약속을 철회하기로 결정했습니다."
約束を撤回する
Transliteration: yakusoku o tekkai suru
"選手はその大学への進学の約束を撤回することにした。"
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