Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.

synonyms: back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw.

Roget 287: recede, go, move back, move from, retire; withdraw, shrink, back off; come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away; depart etc. 293; retreat etc. 283; move off, stand off, sheer off; fall back, stand aside; run away etc. (avoid) 623.    remove, shunt, distance.    ... show more

Dutch: intrekken, terugnemen