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- Dictionaryretract/rɪˈtrakt/
verb
- 1. draw back: "she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt" Similar Opposite
- 2. withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified: "he retracted his allegations" Similar Opposite
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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.
RETRACT definition: 1. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: 2. to pull…. Learn more.
RETRACT meaning: 1. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: 2. to pull…. Learn more.
verb. tr to draw in (a part or appendage) a snail can retract its horns. to retract the landing gear of an aircraft. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified. to go back on (a promise or agreement) intr to shrink back, as in fear.
Definitions of retract. verb. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. “He retracted his earlier statements about his religion” synonyms: abjure, forswear, recant, resile. see more. verb. pull inward or towards a center. “The cat retracted his claws” synonyms: draw in. attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in.
If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it.
retract. (rɪˈtrækt) vb. 1. (tr) to draw in (a part or appendage): a snail can retract its horns; to retract the landing gear of an aircraft. 2. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified. 3. to go back on (a promise or agreement) 4. (intr) to shrink back, as in fear. 5.