retract


Definition: Meaning of, retract in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈtrakt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
retract retracted retracted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
retracting retracts
[formal]
  1. [transitive] if you retract something that you said or agreed, you say that you did not mean it [=  withdraw]
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] if part of a machine or an animal's body retracts or is retracted, it moves back into the main part
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