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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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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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   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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   If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio. [VERB noun] He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract. [VERB]

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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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   Have you ever said something you wish you could retract, or take back? You're not alone. Even newspapers and magazines have sections where the editors can retract something written that was incorrect.

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   to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). to draw or shrink back. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishretract verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of retract verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [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.

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   Retract definition: To take back; disavow.

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    1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally. 2. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). 4. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.

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