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1 retract
[ri'trækt](to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc: A cat can retract its claws; A cat's claws can retract.) į(si)traukti- retractable
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retract — ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise). DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective … English terms dictionary
retract — re‧tract [rɪˈtrækt] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if a company retracts bonds, shares etc, it takes them off the market by buying them back from investors; = RETIRE: • It will use its credit line to retract C$53.3 million in preferred shares. 2.… … Financial and business terms
retract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere more at retreat Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to draw back or in < cats retract their claws > 2. a. take back, withdraw < ret … New Collegiate Dictionary
retract — verb /rəˈtrækt/ a) To pull back inside (for example, an airplane retracting its wheels while flying). I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he wont sue me. b) To take back or withdraw something one has said … Wiktionary
retract — verb Retract is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegation, ↑claw, ↑confession, ↑statement … Collocations dictionary
retract — 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 retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective Origin ME: from L.… … English new terms dictionary
retract — verb 1 (T) to make an official statement saying that something which you said previously is not true; withdraw (3): He confessed to the murder but later retracted his statement. 2 (I, T) if part of a machine or an animal s body retracts or is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
retract — verb 1) the sea otter can retract its claws Syn: pull in, draw in, pull back 2) she retracted her allegation Syn: take back, withdraw, recant, disavow, disclaim, repudiate, renounce, reverse … Thesaurus of popular words
retract — [[t]rɪtræ̱kt[/t]] retracts, retracting, retracted 1) VERB If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast… … English dictionary
retract — I. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to draw back or in. –verb (i) 2. to draw or shrink back. {Latin rētrahere to draw back} –retractable, adjective II. /rəˈtrækt / (say ruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as… …
retract — UK [rɪˈtrækt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms retract : present tense I/you/we/they retract he/she/it retracts present participle retracting past tense retracted past participle retracted 1) to say that something that you… … English dictionary