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   re·tract

   /rəˈtrak(t)/

   verb

   • 1. draw back: "she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt" Similar pull indraw inpull backsheatheput awayOpposite extend
   • ▪ (of an animal) draw (a part of itself) back into its body: "the cat retracted her claws" Similar pull indraw inpull backsheatheput awayOpposite extend
   • 2. withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified: "he retracted his allegations" Similar take backwithdrawunsayrecantdisowndisavowdisclaimabjurerepudiaterenouncereverserevokerescindannulcancelgo back onbacktrack ondo a U-turn onrow back oneat one's wordsdo an about-turn onOpposite assertconfirm
   • ▪ withdraw or go back on (an undertaking): "the parish council was forced to retract a previous resolution"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin retract- ‘drawn back’, from the verb retrahere (from re- ‘back’ + trahere ‘drag’); the senses ‘withdraw (a statement’) and ‘go back on’ via Old French from retractare ‘reconsider’ (based on trahere ‘drag’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. retractive adjective

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   The meaning of RETRACT is to draw back or in. How to use retract in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retract.

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   RETRACT definition: 1. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: 2. to pull…. Learn more.

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   Retract definition: to draw back or in. See examples of RETRACT used in a sentence.

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   RETRACT meaning: 1. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: 2. to pull…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of retract. verb. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. “He retracted his earlier statements about his religion” synonyms: abjure, forswear, recant, resile. see more. verb. pull inward or towards a center. “The cat retracted his claws” synonyms: draw in. attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in.

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   If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it.

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   verb. /rɪˈtrækt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] retract something (formal) to say that something you have said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it. He made a false confession which he later retracted. They tried to persuade me to retract my words. to retract a claim/an allegation/a confession. Definitions on the go.

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   Define retract. retract synonyms, retract pronunciation, retract translation, English dictionary definition of retract. v. re·tract·ed , re·tract·ing , re·tracts v. tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. To draw back or in: a plane retracting its...

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    Retract definition: to draw back or in. See examples of RETRACT used in a sentence.

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    Retract Definition. rĭ-trăkt. retracted, retracting, retracts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. retracted, retracting, retracts. To take back; disavow. Refused to retract the statement. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To draw back or in. To retract claws. Webster's New World. Similar definitions