retract
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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Senses
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pull inward or towards a center
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use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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pull away from a source of disgust or fear
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Variants
- synonym
- draw backdraw inpull backresileshrink back
- pasttense
- retracted
- presentparticiple
- retracting
- thirdpersonsingular
- retracts
- pastparticiple
- retracted