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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, v. i.
     1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after
        amputation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession
        or a declaration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,
              Consents, retracts, advances, and then files.
                                                    --Granville.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retracting.] [F. r['e]tracter,
     L. retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider,
     retract, fr. retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See
     Retreat.]
     1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can
        retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take
        back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I would as freely have retracted this charge of
              idolatry as I ever made it.           --Bp.
                                                    Stillingfleet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to
        revoke. [Obs.] --Woodward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow;
          recant; abjure; disown.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, n. (Far.)
     The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, v. i.
     1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after
        amputation.
  
     2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession
        or a declaration.
  
              She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,
              Consents, retracts, advances, and then files.
                                                    --Granville.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, n. (Far.)
     The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retracted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Retracting.] [F. r['e]tracter, L. retractare,
     retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr.
     retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See Retreat.]
     1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can
        retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
  
     2. Ti withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take
        back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
  
              I would as freely have retracted this charge of
              idolatry as I ever made it.           --Bp.
                                                    Stillingfleet.
  
     3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to
        revoke. [Obs.] --Woodward.
  
     Syn: To recal; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow;
          recant; abjure; disown.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Retract \Re*tract"\, n.
     Retreat. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  retract
       v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
            under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements
            about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure,
             recant, forswear, resile]
       2: pull away from a source of disgust or fear [syn: shrink
          back]
       3: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound
          or an organ) [syn: pull back, draw back]
       4: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the
          landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" [syn: draw
          in]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To pull#Verb (something) back#Adverb or back inside#Preposition.
     3 ## (lb en specifically zoology) To draw#Verb (an extended#Adjective
  body part) back into the body.
     4 ##: (antonyms en extend protrude)
     5 ##: (ux en A cat can '''retract''' its claws.)
     6 # (lb en rare) To avert (one's eye#Noun or a gaze#Noun).
     7 # (lb en phonetics) To pronounce (a sound#Noun, especially a vowel)
  farther to the back#Noun of the vocal tract.
     8 # (lb en obsolete) To hold back (something); to restrain.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of retract#Verb or withdrawing (a mistake#Noun, a
  statement#Noun, etc.); a retraction.
     2 A pull back, especially (lb en military) of an army or
  military#Adjective troop#Noun; a pullback, a retreat#Noun; also, a
  signal#Noun for this to be done.
     3 (synonym of en retreat t=an act of accidentally injure injuring a
  horse#Noun horse's foot#Noun foot by incorrectly nail#Verb nailing it
  during shoe#Verb shoeing)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To cancel#Verb or take back (something, such as an edict or a
  favour#Noun or grant#Noun previously bestowed); to rescind, to revoke.
     3 # To break#Verb or fail#Verb to keep#Verb (a promise#Noun, etc.);
  to renege.
     4 # To take back or withdraw (something that has been say#Verb or
  write#Verb); to disavow, to repudiate.
     5 # (lb en games) Originally in chess and now in other games as well:
  to take back or undo#Verb (a move#Noun); specifically (lb en card games)
  to take back or withdraw (a card#Noun which has been play#Verb).
     6 (lb en intransitive)
     7 # To decline#Verb or fail to do#Verb something promise#Verb; to
  break one's word.
     8 # Of something say#Verb or write#Verb (such as published#Adjective
  academic#Adjective work#Noun): to take back or withdraw.
     9 # (lb en card games archaic) To change one's mind after declare an
  intention to make a certain move.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To pull#Verb (something) back#Adverb or back inside#Preposition.
     3 ## (lb en specifically zoology) To draw#Verb (an extended#Adjective
  body part) back into the body.
     4 ##: (antonyms en extend protrude)
     5 ##: (ux en A cat can '''retract''' its claws.)
     6 # (lb en rare) To avert (one's eye#Noun or a gaze#Noun).
     7 # (lb en phonetics) To pronounce (a sound#Noun, especially a vowel)
  farther to the back#Noun of the vocal tract.
     8 # (lb en obsolete) To hold back (something); to restrain.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of retract#Verb or withdrawing (a mistake#Noun, a
  statement#Noun, etc.); a retraction.
     2 A pull back, especially (lb en military) of an army or
  military#Adjective troop#Noun; a pullback, a retreat#Noun; also, a
  signal#Noun for this to be done.
     3 (synonym of en retreat t=an act of accidentally injure injuring a
  horse#Noun horse's foot#Noun foot by incorrectly nail#Verb nailing it
  during shoe#Verb shoeing)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To cancel#Verb or take back (something, such as an edict or a
  favour#Noun or grant#Noun previously bestowed); to rescind, to revoke.
     3 # To break#Verb or fail#Verb to keep#Verb (a promise#Noun, etc.);
  to renege.
     4 # To take back or withdraw (something that has been say#Verb or
  write#Verb); to disavow, to repudiate.
     5 # (lb en games) Originally in chess and now in other games as well:
  to take back or undo#Verb (a move#Noun); specifically (lb en card games)
  to take back or withdraw (a card#Noun which has been play#Verb).
     6 (lb en intransitive)
     7 # To decline#Verb or fail to do#Verb something promise#Verb; to
  break one's word.
     8 # Of something say#Verb or write#Verb (such as published#Adjective
  academic#Adjective work#Noun): to take back or withdraw.
     9 # (lb en card games archaic) To change one's mind after declare an
  intention to make a certain move.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To pull#Verb (something) back#Adverb or back inside#Preposition.
     3 ## (lb en specifically zoology) To draw#Verb (an extended#Adjective
  body part) back into the body.
     4 ##: (antonyms en extend protrude)
     5 ##: (ux en A cat can '''retract''' its claws.)
     6 # (lb en rare) To avert (one's eye#Noun or a gaze#Noun).
     7 # (lb en phonetics) To pronounce (a sound#Noun, especially a vowel)
  farther to the back#Noun of the vocal tract.
     8 # (lb en obsolete) To hold back (something); to restrain.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of retract#Verb or withdrawing (a mistake#Noun, a
  statement#Noun, etc.); a retraction.
     2 A pull back, especially (lb en military) of an army or
  military#Adjective troop#Noun; a pullback, a retreat#Noun; also, a
  signal#Noun for this to be done.
     3 (synonym of en retreat t=an act of accidentally injure injuring a
  horse#Noun horse's foot#Noun foot by incorrectly nail#Verb nailing it
  during shoe#Verb shoeing)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To cancel#Verb or take back (something, such as an edict or a
  favour#Noun or grant#Noun previously bestowed); to rescind, to revoke.
     3 # To break#Verb or fail#Verb to keep#Verb (a promise#Noun, etc.);
  to renege.
     4 # To take back or withdraw (something that has been say#Verb or
  write#Verb); to disavow, to repudiate.
     5 # (lb en games) Originally in chess and now in other games as well:
  to take back or undo#Verb (a move#Noun); specifically (lb en card games)
  to take back or withdraw (a card#Noun which has been play#Verb).
     6 (lb en intransitive)
     7 # To decline#Verb or fail to do#Verb something promise#Verb; to
  break one's word.
     8 # Of something say#Verb or write#Verb (such as published#Adjective
  academic#Adjective work#Noun): to take back or withdraw.
     9 # (lb en card games archaic) To change one's mind after declare an
  intention to make a certain move.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To pull#Verb (something) back#Adverb or back inside#Preposition.
     3 ## (lb en specifically zoology) To draw#Verb (an extended#Adjective
  body part) back into the body.
     4 ##: (antonyms en extend protrude)
     5 ##: (ux en A cat can '''retract''' its claws.)
     6 # (lb en rare) To avert (one's eye#Noun or a gaze#Noun).
     7 # (lb en phonetics) To pronounce (a sound#Noun, especially a vowel)
  farther to the back#Noun of the vocal tract.
     8 # (lb en obsolete) To hold back (something); to restrain.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
     n.
     1 An act#Noun of retract#Verb or withdrawing (a mistake#Noun, a
  statement#Noun, etc.); a retraction.
     2 A pull back, especially (lb en military) of an army or
  military#Adjective troop#Noun; a pullback, a retreat#Noun; also, a
  signal#Noun for this to be done.
     3 (synonym of en retreat t=an act of accidentally injure injuring a
  horse#Noun horse's foot#Noun foot by incorrectly nail#Verb nailing it
  during shoe#Verb shoeing)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To cancel#Verb or take back (something, such as an edict or a
  favour#Noun or grant#Noun previously bestowed); to rescind, to revoke.
     3 # To break#Verb or fail#Verb to keep#Verb (a promise#Noun, etc.);
  to renege.
     4 # To take back or withdraw (something that has been say#Verb or
  write#Verb); to disavow, to repudiate.
     5 # (lb en games) Originally in chess and now in other games as well:
  to take back or undo#Verb (a move#Noun); specifically (lb en card games)
  to take back or withdraw (a card#Noun which has been play#Verb).
     6 (lb en intransitive)
     7 # To decline#Verb or fail to do#Verb something promise#Verb; to
  break one's word.
     8 # Of something say#Verb or write#Verb (such as published#Adjective
  academic#Adjective work#Noun): to take back or withdraw.
     9 # (lb en card games archaic) To change one's mind after declare an
  intention to make a certain move.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     Englanti vb.
     1 vetää taaksepäin, vetää takaisin
     2 pyörtää (''sanansa'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  retract
     Engelska vb.
     dra tillbaka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/
  إنسحب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  retract //-ɹi// //ɹəˈtɹækt// //ɹɪˈtɹækt// 
  1. отдръпвам, отдръпвам се
  to draw back; to draw up
  2. прибирам
  to pull (something) back or back inside
  3. взимам си думите назад
  to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/ 
  odvolat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/ 
  schrumpfen  [med.]
     Synonyms: shrink, atrophy, involute
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  retract //-ɹi// //ɹəˈtɹækt// //ɹɪˈtɹækt// 
  1. vetää sisään
  to pull (something) back or back inside
  2. vetää pois
  to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written)

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/ 
  1. वापस लेना
        "she made a false statement which she later retracted."
  2. वापस~लौटना
        "Retract the reverse gear otherwise car will hit the tree."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/
  odbijati, odgađati, odreći se, ukinuti, uvući, uzeti natrag, zavlačiti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  retract /rɪˈtrækt/ 
   1.  wycofywać
   2.  cofać się

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  retract //-ɹi// //ɹəˈtɹækt// //ɹɪˈtɹækt// 
  ta tillbaka
  to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  retract /ɹɪtɹˈakt/
  1. geri çekmek
  2. sözünü geri almak. retractable  geri alınabilir. retractation  sözünü geri alma
  3. cayma, sözünden dönme. retraction  geri çekme veya çekilme
  4. sözünü geri alma. retrac- tile  geriye veya içeriye çekilebilir. retractive  geri çekici
  5. sözünü geri alma kabilinden.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈtɹækt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  111 Moby Thesaurus words for "retract":
     abandon, abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, assert the contrary,
     back, back down, back out, backwater, belie, cancel, cede,
     climb down, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter,
     countermand, counterorder, crawfish out, cringe, cross, deny,
     disaffirm, disallow, disannul, disavow, disclaim, disgorge, disown,
     dispense with, dispose of, disprove, dispute, do away with,
     do without, draw back, draw in, drop, duck, dump, eat crow,
     eat humble pie, fall back, flinch, forgo, forswear, gainsay,
     get along without, get rid of, give away, give up, have done with,
     impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, kiss good-bye,
     make a sacrifice, make void, not accept, not admit, nullify,
     oppose, override, overrule, palinode, part with, pull back,
     pull in, pull out, quitclaim, recall, recant, refuse to admit,
     refute, relinquish, render up, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate,
     rescind, resign, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke,
     sacrifice, set aside, shrink, shy, spare, surrender, suspend,
     swallow, swear off, take, take back, take issue with, throw up,
     unsay, vacate, void, waive, wince, withdraw, write off, yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v.缩回,收回

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 缩回,收回,取消,撤消

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