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UK
/ɹɪtɹˈækt/
]
[ US /ɹiˈtɹækt/ ]
[ US /ɹiˈtɹækt/ ]
VERB
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
She abjured her beliefs
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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pull inward or towards a center
The cat retracted his claws
The pilot drew in the landing gear
How To Use retract In A Sentence
- Her bare feet created a rhythm of their own as she moved all over the floor, lunging and retracting, parrying invisible foes.
- A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
- Equally, the vendor can pull out if a better offer comes along, or if they retract from the market. Homebuying: A contract to keep the gazumpers from your door
- As they ran the risk of losing the advantages they had been given if they went back on their previous statements or retracted their confessions, their statements were open to question.
- Activated ROCK induces neurite retraction [5] while selective ROCK inhibitor, Y-27632, as well as ROCK dominant negative mutants promote neurite formation PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The feeding zooids use retractile tentacles, called the lophophore, to filter feed and have a U-shaped gut for digestion.
- She had to retract her charge.
- No sooner does he draw a grand comparison than he retracts or qualifies it.
- The newspaper was forced to publish a retraction of its allegations.
- Behind West, the retractable path that led to the elevator retracted, leaving them stranded on the circular platform.