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English verb: retract | |||
| 1. | retract (communication) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||
| Samples | He retracted his earlier statements about his religion. She abjured her beliefs. | ||
| Synonyms | abjure, forswear, recant, resile | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disown, renounce, repudiate | ||
| 2. | retract (motion) pull away from a source of disgust or fear | ||
| Synonyms | shrink back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince | ||
| 3. | retract (contact) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||
| Synonyms | draw back, pull back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pull | ||
| 4. | retract (contact) pull inward or towards a center | ||
| Samples | The pilot drew in the landing gear. The cat retracted his claws. | ||
| Synonyms | draw in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | introvert, invaginate | ||
| Verb group | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | ||
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