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Word: Retract
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin retract- ‘drawn back’, from the verb retrahere (from re- ‘back’ + trahere ‘drag’); the senses ‘withdraw (a statement’) and ‘go back on’ via Old French from retractare ‘reconsider’ (based on trahere ‘drag’)
rɪˈtrakt
draw back
Short Definition:draw or be drawn back or back in
Examples:- she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt
- the tentacle retracted quickly
withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified
Short Definition:withdraw statement or accusation as untrue or unjustified
Examples:- he retracted his allegations
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