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retract English

Meaning retract meaning

What does retract mean?
Definitions in simple English

retract Verb

— If something retracts, it pulls back into where it came out from. An airplane retracts its wheels after takeoff. As she stretched, the cat's claws extended and then retracted again. — If you retract something you said, you take back or withdraw it. I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.

retract

— verb (= abjure) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure He retracted his earlier statements about his religion She abjured her beliefs — verb use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) — verb (= shrink back) pull away from a source of disgust or fear — verb (= draw in) pull inward or towards a center The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws

Synonyms retract synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as retract?

retract English » English

withdraw pull back recant draw in abjure recall draw back revoke retreat deny take back retire repeal forswear cancel shorten resile rescind pull out pull in countermand shrink back shrink renege recede pull move back go back on draw out draw disaffirm belie backpedal annul withdrawn wind up wind unsanctify turn back tug tow throw take in take away take swallow stand down spend shrink from shoot

Conjugation retract conjugation

How do you conjugate retract?

retract · verb

Examples retract examples

How do I use retract in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I would like to retract my previous statement.

Movie subtitles

Retract your landing gear.
I haven't asked you to retract it.
If we've gained nothing else, we can at least give the lie to those rumors and make the newspapers retract their exaggerations.
Now, this isn't official yet, but my connections assure me. that if you'll retract your Texas statement, they'll pressure the War Department. into letting you off with a reprimand.
How's that? I can't retract what I've said.
I have no power to retract, Mr Cummings.
I retract the question, with apologies.
Retract all you said, Charlie!
Suppose I got this Ainsley to retract his statement.
Tony. Im going to get Ainsley to retract his position.
Retract detonators.
Retract the proposal or I demand a duel.
Why did nobody retract in the trial before. -.the journalists? -The communists would not have believed us.
Your radiation rate is five. 1138, retract.
Retract that, sir.
Retract your landing gear. Raise your fuselage. Take off!
If we've gained nothing else, we can at least give the lie to those rumours and make the newspapers retract their exaggerations.
Do you want to retract any of it?
I hope you won't retract your statement, eh?
You won't retract your accusations?
I can't retract the czar's word!
Don't retract it, just overtrick it.
Perhaps we. We can retract the announcement that Peter Malik is going to address the rally.
Your radiation rate is five-- 1138, retract.
Retract at 220.
Moved or not moved, you'll retract your foreskin.
The space vehicle final checks have been completed and the access arm is swinging into a final retract position.
Not if you retract this complaint.
Oh, oh I retract what I said.
You retract your confession?
I retract my testimony!
I retract everything!
See if you can retract the other one.
Struts retract.
Go to the Vichy police station and retract what you said about me!
Retract.

News and current affairs

Germany's government found that out when it was forced to retract its development minister's statement that Qatar played a central role in arming and financing the Islamic State.
In this case, it seems that Netanyahu may have gone too far; after more than a week of condemnation, including from Israeli historians, he was forced to retract the statement.

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