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retract
re·tract R0195700 (rĭ-trăkt′)v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr.1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement.2. To draw back or in: a plane retracting its landing gear.3. Linguistics a. To utter (a sound) with the tongue drawn back.b. To draw back (the tongue).v.intr.1. To take something back or disavow it.2. To draw back: a leash that retracts into a plastic case. See Synonyms at recede1.
[Latin retractāre, to revoke, frequentative of retrahere, to draw back : re-, re- + trahere, to draw. V., tr., senses 2 and 3, and v., intr., sense 2, Middle English retracten, from Old French retracter, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere.]
re·tract′a·bil′i·ty, re·tract′i·bil′i·ty n.re·tract′a·ble, re·tract′i·ble adj.re′trac·ta′tion (rē′trăk-tā′shən) n.retract (rɪˈtrækt) vb1. (tr) to draw in (a part or appendage): a snail can retract its horns; to retract the landing gear of an aircraft. 2. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified3. to go back on (a promise or agreement)4. (intr) to shrink back, as in fear5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue back away from the lips[C16: from Latin retractāre to withdraw, from tractāre to pull, from trahere to drag] reˈtractable, reˈtractible adj reˌtractaˈbility, reˌtractiˈbility n retractation n reˈtractive adjre•tract1 (rɪˈtrækt)
v.t. 1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. v.i. 2. to be capable of being drawn back or in. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere to draw back] re•tract2 (rɪˈtrækt)
v.t. 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally. 2. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). v.i. 3. to withdraw a promise, vow, etc. 4. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant. [1535–45; < Latin retractāre to reconsider, withdraw] re•tract′a•ble, re•tract′i•ble, adj. retract
Past participle: retracted
Gerund: retracting
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| I retract | | you retract | | he/she/it retracts | | we retract | | you retract | | they retract |
| Preterite |
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| I retracted | | you retracted | | he/she/it retracted | | we retracted | | you retracted | | they retracted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am retracting | | you are retracting | | he/she/it is retracting | | we are retracting | | you are retracting | | they are retracting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have retracted | | you have retracted | | he/she/it has retracted | | we have retracted | | you have retracted | | they have retracted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was retracting | | you were retracting | | he/she/it was retracting | | we were retracting | | you were retracting | | they were retracting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had retracted | | you had retracted | | he/she/it had retracted | | we had retracted | | you had retracted | | they had retracted |
| Future |
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| I will retract | | you will retract | | he/she/it will retract | | we will retract | | you will retract | | they will retract |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have retracted | | you will have retracted | | he/she/it will have retracted | | we will have retracted | | you will have retracted | | they will have retracted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be retracting | | you will be retracting | | he/she/it will be retracting | | we will be retracting | | you will be retracting | | they will be retracting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been retracting | | you have been retracting | | he/she/it has been retracting | | we have been retracting | | you have been retracting | | they have been retracting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been retracting | | you will have been retracting | | he/she/it will have been retracting | | we will have been retracting | | you will have been retracting | | they will have been retracting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been retracting | | you had been retracting | | he/she/it had been retracting | | we had been retracting | | you had been retracting | | they had been retracting |
| Conditional |
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| I would retract | | you would retract | | he/she/it would retract | | we would retract | | you would retract | | they would retract |
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| I would have retracted | | you would have retracted | | he/she/it would have retracted | | we would have retracted | | you would have retracted | | they would have retracted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  retract - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"abjure, forswear, recant, resilerepudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | | 2. | retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fearshrink backcringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" | | 3. | retract - use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)draw back, pull backpull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" | | 4. | retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"draw inattract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"introvert, invaginate - fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" |
retractverb1. withdraw, take back, revoke, disown, deny, recall, reverse, cancel, repeal, renounce, go back on, repudiate, rescind, renege on, back out of, disavow, recant, disclaim, abjure, eat your words, unsay He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.2. draw in, pull in, pull back, reel in, sheathe A cat in ecstasy will extend and retract his claws.retractverb1. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally:abjure, recall, recant, take back, withdraw.2. To pull back in:draw in, withdraw.3. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:ebb, recede, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress.Translationsretract (riˈtrӕkt) verb to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc. A cat can retract its claws; A cat's claws can retract. 收回，縮回 缩进，缩回 reˈtraction (-ʃən) noun 收回，縮回 收回，缩进 reˈtractable adjective able to be pulled up or in. An aeroplane has retractable wheels. 可收回的，可縮回的 可收进的，可收回的
retract
retract[′rē‚trakt] (mathematics) A subset R of a topological space X is a retract of X if there is a continuous map ƒ from X to R, with ƒ(r) = r for all points r of R. retract
re·tract (rē-trakt'), To shrink, draw back, or pull apart. [L. re-traho, pp. -tractus, a drawing back] retract (ri-trakt′) [L. retractus, drawn back] To draw back.retractable (′ă-bĕl), adjectiveRetract
TO RETRACT. To withdraw a proposition or offer before it has been accepted.
2. This the party making it has a right to do is long as it has not been accepted; for no principle of law or equity can, under these circumstances, require him to persevere in it.
3. The retraction may be express, as when notice is given that the offer is withdrawn; or, tacit as by the death of the offering party, or his inability to complete the contract; for then the consent of one of the parties has been destroyed, before the other has acquired any existence; there can therefore be no agreement. 16 Toull. 55.
4. After pleading guilty, a defendant will, in certain cases where he has entered that plea by mistake or in consequence of some error, be allowed to retract it. But where a prisoner pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny, and sentence has been passed upon him, he will not be allowed to retract his plea, and plead not guilty. 9 C. & P. 346; S. C. 38 E. C. L. R. 146; Dig. 12, 4, 5. See RET
See RETretract
Synonyms for retractverb withdrawSynonyms- withdraw
- take back
- revoke
- disown
- deny
- recall
- reverse
- cancel
- repeal
- renounce
- go back on
- repudiate
- rescind
- renege on
- back out of
- disavow
- recant
- disclaim
- abjure
- eat your words
- unsay
verb draw inSynonyms- draw in
- pull in
- pull back
- reel in
- sheathe
Synonyms for retractverb to disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formallySynonyms- abjure
- recall
- recant
- take back
- withdraw
verb to pull back inSynonymsverb to move back or away from a point, limit, or markSynonyms- ebb
- recede
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- retrogress
Synonyms for retractverb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressureSynonyms- abjure
- forswear
- recant
- resile
Related Wordsverb pull away from a source of disgust or fearSynonymsRelated Words- cringe
- flinch
- funk
- quail
- recoil
- wince
- shrink
- squinch
verb use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb pull inward or towards a centerSynonymsRelated Words- attract
- pull in
- draw in
- pull
- draw
- introvert
- invaginate
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