retract

[Re*tract·]

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 draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

Verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

Verb
pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

Verb
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

Verb
pull away from a source of disgust or fear

v. t.
To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

v. t.
To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.

v. t.
To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.

v. i.
To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.

v. i.
To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.

n.
The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

Retract

Re*tract" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retracting.] [F. r'82tracter, 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.

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.

Retract

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.

Retract

Re*tract", n. (Far.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

Retract

Re*tract" , n. Retreat. [Obs.] Bacon.

To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.

The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

Retreat.

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Usage Examples

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

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