retract

retract
retract1
/ri trakt"/, v.t.
1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs.
v.i.
2. to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts.
[1400-50; late ME retracten < L retractus, ptp. of retrahere to draw back, equiv. to re- RE- + tractus (see TRACT1)]
retract2
—retractable, retractible, adj. —retractability, retractibility, n. —retractation /ree'trak tay"sheuhn/, n.
/ri trakt"/, v.t.
1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally or explicitly; take back.
2. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).
v.i.
3. to draw or shrink back.
4. to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.
5. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
[1535-45; < L retractare to reconsider, withdraw, equiv. to re- RE- + tractare to drag, pull, take in hand (freq. of trahere to pull)]
Syn. 1, 2. deny, renounce, recant, abrogate, nullify, annul.

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