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retract

/rɪ'trækt/

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verb
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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draw back pull back

type of:
pull
verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"

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abjure forswear recant resile

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repudiate disown renounce
verb
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
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shrink back

type of:
cringe quail shrink squinch flinch funk wince recoil
verb
pull inward or towards a center
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"The cat retracted his claws"

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draw in

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draw in draw pull pull in attract

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pull draw shrink attract funk renounce quail flinch disown recoil cringe recant retraction introvert wince retractor repudiate forswear abjure squinch draw back pull back resile shrink back draw in pull in invaginate