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   retract

   /rɪˈtrakt/

   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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   verb. tr to draw in (a part or appendage) a snail can retract its horns. to retract the landing gear of an aircraft. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified. to go back on (a promise or agreement) intr to shrink back, as in fear.

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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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   Definition of retract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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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   RETRACT definition: to admit that something you said before was not true: . Learn more.

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    Synonyms for RETRACT: withdraw, renounce, contradict, deny, refute, recant, relinquish, abandon; Antonyms of RETRACT: maintain, admit, acknowledge, claim, assert, declare, adhere (to), affirm.

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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 see less. verb. pull inward or towards a center. “The cat retracted his claws” synonyms: draw in.