■ 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'.