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retract::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retract
verb
/rɪ'trækt/
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Type Words
Synonyms draw back, pull back
Type of pull
Derivation retractor

retract::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retract
verb
/rɪ'trækt/
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Type Words
Synonyms abjure, forswear, recant, resile
Type of repudiate, disown, renounce
Derivation retraction


He retracted his earlier statements about his religion.

retract::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retract
verb
/rɪ'trækt/
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Type Words
Synonyms shrink back
Type of cringe, quail, shrink, squinch, flinch, funk, wince, recoil

retract::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retract
verb
/rɪ'trækt/
pull inward or towards a center
Type Words
Synonyms draw in
Type of draw in, draw, pull, pull in, attract
Has types invaginate, introvert
Verb group pull, draw, draw in, attract, pull in
Derivation retraction


The cat retracted his claws.
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