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    re·tract
    [rəˈtrak(t)]
    verb
    retract (verb) · retracts (third person present) · retracted (past tense) · retracted (past participle) · retracting (present participle)
    1. draw back:
      "she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt" · "the tentacle retracted quickly"
      • (of an animal) draw (a part of itself) back into its body:
        "the cat retracted her claws"
    2. withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified:
      "he retracted his allegations"
      • withdraw or go back on (an undertaking):
        "the parish council was forced to retract a previous resolution"
    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’).
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    verb
    1. draw back:
      pull in
      draw in
      pull back
      sheathe
      put away
      Opposite:
      extend
    2. withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified:
      take back
      withdraw
      unsay
      recant
      disown
      disavow
      disclaim
      abjure
      repudiate
      renounce
      reverse
      revoke
      rescind
      annul
      cancel
      go back on
      eat one's words
      backtrack on
      do a U-turn on
      row back on
      do an about-turn on
      Opposite:
      assert
      confirm
       

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    2. The verb "retract" means123:
      • To take back an offer or statement, or admit that a statement was false.
      • To withdraw a statement or opinion as inaccurate or unjustified.
      • To say that something you have said earlier is not true or correct, or that you did not mean it.
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      Meaning of retract in English retract verb formal uk / rɪˈtrækt / us / rɪˈtrækt / Add to word list [ T ] to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false:

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      to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.

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      retract 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.

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      Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb retract, which means to draw back or in, or to withdraw or take back something. See examples of retract in sentences and related words.

       
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