Retract
Word | RETRACT |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | re tract |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Retract"
What do we mean by retract?
To take back; disavow. intransitive verb
To draw back or in. intransitive verb
To utter (a sound) with the tongue drawn back. intransitive verb
To draw back (the tongue). intransitive verb
To take something back or disavow it. intransitive verb
To draw back: synonym: recede. intransitive verb
To draw back; draw in: sometimes opposed to protract or protrude: as, a cat retracts her claws.
To withdraw; remove.
To take back; undo; recall; recant: as, to retract an assertion or an accusation.
To contract; lessen in length; shorten.
To draw or shrink back; draw in; recede.
To undo or unsay what has been done or said before; recall or take back a declaration or a concession; recant.
A falling back; a retreat. noun
A retractation; recantation. noun
In farriery, the prick of a horse's foot in nailing a shoe, requiring the nail to be withdrawn. noun
The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. noun
To draw back; to draw up. intransitive verb
To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration. intransitive verb
To draw back; to draw up or shorten transitive verb
To pull back inside.
To draw back; to draw up.
To take back or withdraw something one has said.
To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Retract
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- Annul Synonyms
- Back Down Synonyms
- Abjure Synonyms
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The word "retract" in example sentences
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