RETRACT


Meaning of RETRACT in English

■ verb

1》 draw or be drawn back or back in.

2》 withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.

↘withdraw or go back on (an undertaking).

Derivatives

~able adjective

~ion noun

~ive adjective

Origin

ME: from L. ~- , retrahere 'draw back'; the senses 'withdraw a statement' and 'go back on' via OFr. from ~are 'reconsider'.

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