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- pronunciation:
- rih
traekt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
retracts, retracting, retracted |
| definition 1: |
to pull back in.
The tortoise retracted its head into its shell.- antonyms:
- extend, protrude, stretch
- similar words:
- recant
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| definition 2: |
to take back (something said or written) as incorrect or regretted.
- antonyms:
- advance, extend
- similar words:
- swallow, take back, withdraw
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| definition 3: |
to cancel (a right, contract, or the like); revoke.
- antonyms:
- establish
- similar words:
- abjure, abolish, abrogate, negate, rescind, revoke
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| related words: |
annul, cancel, deny, fold, lift, nullify, overturn, quash, repeal, vitiate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to pull back; withdraw.
- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- 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: |
renege, retreat, withdraw |
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| derivations: |
retractable (retractible) (adj.), retractability (retractibility) (n.) |
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