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Words related to retract

Related / Similar Words: abjure, recant, forswear, resile, draw in, pull back, draw back, shrink back

Definition:

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs";

pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws";

use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ);

pull away from a source of disgust or fear;

Hyponyms: invaginate, introvert

Grouped Verbs: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

Derivational Morphology: retraction, abjuration, recantation, renunciation, forgoing, forswearing, retractor

Anagrams: Caretta, terrace, teacart, caterer, accrete, retrace, acerate

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