RETRACT


Meaning of RETRACT in English

v. 25B6; verb

the sea otter can retract its claws : PULL IN/BACK, draw in.

he retracted his allegation : TAKE BACK, withdraw, recant, disavow, disclaim, repudiate, renounce, reverse, revoke, rescind, go back on, backtrack on; formal abjure.

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