Dutch Meaning of retract

intrekken

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Definitions and Meaning of retract in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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

intrekken

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

Tegenspreken,ontkennen,afzien,terugtrekken,verlaten,afzweren,afzweren,afzweren,herroepen,weerleggen

accepteren,erkennen,erkennen,Bevestigen,beweren,Claim,bevestigen,strijden,_verklaren_,Verdedigen

retrace => Herhalen, retoucher => Retoucheur, retouch => Retoucheren, retoss => retourneren, retortive => afkerig,