retract
11retract — 1 retrograde, back, *recede, retreat Antonyms: protract 2 recant, *abjure, renounce, forswear Analogous words: eliminate, *exclude, suspend, rule out …
12retract — [v] take back; renege on abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one’s mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one’s words*, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on …
13retract — ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective …
14retract — [[t]rɪtræ̱kt[/t]] retracts, retracting, retracted 1) VERB If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast… …
15retract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere more at retreat Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to draw back or in < cats retract their claws > 2. a. take back, withdraw < ret …
16retract — re|tract [rıˈtrækt] v formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of retrahere to pull back , from trahere to pull ] 1.) [T] if you retract something that you said or agreed, you say that you did not mean it = ↑withdraw ▪ He… …
17retract — UK [rɪˈtrækt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms retract : present tense I/you/we/they retract he/she/it retracts present participle retracting past tense retracted past participle retracted 1) to say that something that you… …
18retract — 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… …
19retract — verb /rəˈtrækt/ a) To pull back inside (for example, an airplane retracting its wheels while flying). I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he wont sue me. b) To take back or withdraw something one has said …
20retract — To shrink, draw back, or pull apart. [L. re traho, pp. tractus, a drawing back] * * * re·tract ri trakt vt to draw back or in <retract the lower jaw> compare PROTRACT vi to draw something (as tissue) back or in also to use a retractor …
