Uk English Meaning of retract
retract
Other Uk English words related to retract
- Contradict
- deny
- renounce
- withdraw
- abandon
- abjure
- foreswear
- forswear
- recant
- refute
- relinquish
- renege
- repeal
- repudiate
- take back
- renounce
- back down
- backtrack
- dispute
- disallow
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- disprove
- dispute
- forsake
- contradict
- give up
- negate
- negative
- rebut
- recall
- revoke
- spurn
- surrender
- unspoken
- disagree (with)
Nearest Words of retract
Definitions and Meaning of retract in English
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
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.
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.
retract (n.)
The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
FAQs About the word retract
retract
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
Contradict,deny,renounce,withdraw,abandon,abjure,foreswear,forswear,recant,refute
accept,acknowledge,admit,Affirm,state something,Claim,confirm,contend,_declare_,Defend
retrace => Retrace, retoucher => Retoucher, retouch => Retouch, retoss => redo, retortive => retaliatory,
