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Meaning of retract
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retract
v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about
his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure},
{recant}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}]
2: pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: {shrink
back}, {retract}]
3: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound
or an organ) [syn: {retract}, {pull back}, {draw back}]
4: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the
landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: {draw in},
{retract}]
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