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retract


verb
1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (Freq. 3)
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
Syn:
abjure, recant, forswear, resile
Derivationally related forms:
retraction, forswearing (for: forswear), recantation (for: recant), abjuration (for: abjure), abjurer (for: abjure)
Hypernyms:
disown, renounce, repudiate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Syn:
shrink back
Hypernyms:
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink,
wince, recoil, quail
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Syn:
pull back, draw back
Derivationally related forms:
retractor
Hypernyms:
pull
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. pull inward or towards a center
- The pilot drew in the landing gear
- The cat retracted his claws
Syn:
draw in
Derivationally related forms:
retraction
Hypernyms:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
Hyponyms:
invaginate, introvert
Verb Group:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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