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| | Syllables: | | re-tract |
| | Parts of speech: | | intransitive verb , transitive verb |
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 | Part of Speech | | intransitive verb |
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Definition | 1. | to pull back; withdraw. |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | fold |
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Definition | 2. | to take back a statement or other expression. |
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Definition | 3. | to revoke a right, contract, or the like. |
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| | Related Words | | withdraw , renege , retreat |
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| Part of Speech | | transitive verb |
 | Pronunciation | | rih traekt |
| | Inflected Forms | | retracted, retracting, retracts |
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Definition | 1. | to pull back in. |
| | Example | | The tortoise retracted its head into its shell. |
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Definition | 2. | to take back (something said or written) as incorrect or regretted. |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | take back , withdraw , swallow |
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Definition | 3. | to cancel (a right, contract, or the like); revoke. |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | abrogate , abjure , abolish , revoke , negate , rescind |
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| | Related Words | | fold , quash , deny , nullify , repeal , lift , vitiate , cancel , overturn , annul |
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| | Derived Forms | | retractability (retractibility), n. ; retractable (retractible), adj. |