French Meaning of retract

rétracter

Other French words related to rétracter

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.

Webster

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.

Webster

retract (n.)

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

FAQs About the word retract

rétracter

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

Contredire,dénier,renoncer,retirer,abandonner,abjurer,abjurer,jurer de ne plus,rétracter,réfuter

accepter,reconnaître,admettre,Affirmer,affirmer,Réclamation,confirmer,rivaliser,_déclarer_,Défendre

retrace => Revenir sur ses pas, retoucher => Retoucheur, retouch => Retoucher, retoss => retourner, retortive => rétorsif,