Czech Meaning of retract

odvolat

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Definitions and Meaning of retract in English

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retract (v)

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

pull inward or towards a center

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retract (v. t.)

To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.

To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.

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retract (v. i.)

To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.

To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.

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retract (n.)

The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

FAQs About the word retract

odvolat

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure, pull away from a source of disgust or fear, use a surgical instrument to hold open (t

Odporovat,popírat,vzdát se,vybrat,opustit,odpřisáhnout se,zříci se,odříci se,odvolat,vyvrátit

přijmout,uznat,přiznat,Potvrdit,tvrdit,Nárok,potvrdit,soutěžit,_deklarovat_,Bránit

retrace => Vracet se, retoucher => Retošér, retouch => Reutšovat, retoss => vrátit, retortive => odvetný,