RETRACT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   Synonym(s)
   • abjure (what does abjure mean?)
   • forswear (what does forswear mean?)
   • recant (what does recant mean?)
   • resile (what does resile mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
   • She abjured her beliefs
   Hypernyms(s) retract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • renounce (what does renounce mean?)
   • repudiate (what does repudiate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retraction (what does retraction mean?)
   • abjuration (what does abjuration mean?)
   • recantation (what does recantation mean?)
   • renunciation (what does renunciation mean?)
   • forgoing (what does forgoing mean?)
   • forswearing (what does forswearing mean?)
   • retraction (what does retraction mean?)
   • abjuration (what does abjuration mean?)
   • recantation (what does recantation mean?)
   • retraction (what does retraction mean?)
   • abjuration (what does abjuration mean?)
   • recantation (what does recantation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pull inward or towards a center
   Synonym(s)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The pilot drew in the landing gear
   • The cat retracted his claws
   Hypernyms(s) retract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • invaginate (what does invaginate mean?)
   • introvert (what does introvert mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retraction (what does retraction mean?)
3. Meaning
   • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
   Synonym(s)
   • draw back (what does draw back mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retractor (what does retractor mean?)
4. Meaning
   • pull away from a source of disgust or fear
   Synonym(s)
   • shrink back (what does shrink back mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retract is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flinch (what does flinch mean?)
   • squinch (what does squinch mean?)
   • funk (what does funk mean?)
   • cringe (what does cringe mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • wince (what does wince mean?)
   • recoil (what does recoil mean?)
   • quail (what does quail mean?)