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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

type of:
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

type of:
draw in draw pull pull in attract

Examples of retract

"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
"The cat retracted his claws"