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retract

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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

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Variants

synonym
draw backdraw inpull backresileshrink back
pasttense
retracted
presentparticiple
retracting
thirdpersonsingular
retracts
pastparticiple
retracted

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
§2
pull inward or towards a center
§3
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
§4
pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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