RETRACT
\ɹɪtɹˈakt], \ɹɪtɹˈakt], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t]\
Definitions of RETRACT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
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pull away from a source of disgust or fear
By Princeton University
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To take back, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
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To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
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To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
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The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
By Oddity Software
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To take back, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
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To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
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To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
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The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
By Noah Webster.
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To draw back; withdraw; as, to retract a charge of theft.
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To withdraw something said or written; to draw back.
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Retractor.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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