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retract
1[ ri-trakt ]
verb (used with object)
- to draw back or in:
to retract fangs.
verb (used without object)
- to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this:
The blade retracts.
retract
2[ ri-trakt ]
verb (used with object)
- to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to draw or shrink back.
- to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.
- to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
retract
/ ˌriːtrækˈteɪʃən; rɪˈtrækt /
verb
- tr to draw in (a part or appendage)
a snail can retract its horns
to retract the landing gear of an aircraft
- to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified
- to go back on (a promise or agreement)
- intr to shrink back, as in fear
- phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue back away from the lips
Derived Forms
- ˈٰٲ, adjective
- ˈٰپ, adjective
- retractation, noun
- ˌٰٲˈٲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٰa· ·ٰi· adjective
- ·ٰa·i·ٲ ·ٰi·i·ٲ noun
- ·ٰ·ٲ·پDz [ree-trak-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- un·ٰa· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retract1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retract1
Example Sentences
"There are papers now, already, that had been published and then retracted, because it turned out that what we thought was a really cool thing was just another satellite."
The paper has been retracted by the Lancet, 10 of its 12 authors have disavowed its findings, and Wakefield was stripped of his medical license in the U.K.
The defendants also allegedly refused Morley’s October 2024 request that they “retract their false and defamatory statements.”
Later, it was retracted by Nature, the journal that published it after a report from independent experts put the findings under more intense scrutiny.
All previous disparaging comments "to the extent within her control" must also be retracted, the ruling also said.
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