zich terugtrekken meaning in English

abscond [absconded, absconding, absconds]▼(to withdraw from)
verb
[UK: əb.ˈskɒnd] [US: əb.ˈskɑːnd]

abstract [abstracted, abstracting, abstracts]▼(to withdraw oneself)
verb
[UK: ˈæb.strækt] [US: æb.ˈstrækt]

pull out▼(to use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈaʊt] [US: ˈpʊl ˈaʊt]

punt [punted, punting, punts]▼(retreat from one's objective)
verb
[UK: pʌnt] [US: ˈpənt]

recede [receded, receding, recedes]▼(move back, move away)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈsiːd] [US: rə.ˈsiːd]

retreat [retreated, retreating, retreats]▼(to withdraw military forces)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈtriːt] [US: ri.ˈtriːt]

back out▼(to withdraw from something one has promised to do)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbæk ˈaʊt]