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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)

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

/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

/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.