About The Word Retract
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Retract
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What's The Definition Of Retract?
[v] formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
[v] pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [v] use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [v] shrink back, as in fear Synonyms | Synonyms for Retract: abjure | draw back | draw in | forswear | pull back | recant | resile | shrink back Related Terms | Find terms related to Retract: See Also | attract | cringe | draw | flinch | funk | introvert | invaginate | pull | pull in | quail | recoil | renounce | repudiate | shrink | squinch | wince Retract In Webster's Dictionary \Re*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retracted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Retracting}.] [F. r['e]tracter, L. retractare,
retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr.
retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See {Retreat}.]
1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can
retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
2. Ti withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take
back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
I would as freely have retracted this charge of
idolatry as I ever made it. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to
revoke. [Obs.] --Woodward.
Syn: To recal; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow;
recant; abjure; disown.
\Re*tract"\, v. i. 1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation. 2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration. She will, and she will not; she grants, denies, Consents, retracts, advances, and then files. --Granville. \Re*tract"\, n. (Far.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. \Re*tract"\, n. Retreat. [Obs.] --Bacon. |
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