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Retract
rɪˈtrakt
Retract definitions
verb
retract
retracted
retracting
retracts
- draw back
"she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt"
- (of an animal) draw (a part of itself) back into its body
"the cat retracted her claws"
- withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified
"he retracted his allegations"
take back withdraw unsay recant disown disavow disclaim abjure repudiate renounce reverse revoke rescind annul cancel go back on backtrack on do a U-turn on row back on- withdraw or go back on (an undertaking)
"the parish council was forced to retract a previous resolution"