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- Dictionaryretract/rɪˈtrakt/
verb
- 1. draw back: "she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt" Similar Opposite
- 2. withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified: "he retracted his allegations" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of RETRACT is to draw back or in. How to use retract in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retract.
RETRACT definition: 1. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: 2. to pull…. Learn more.
Retract definition: to draw back or in. See examples of RETRACT used in a sentence.
If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. [ formal ] Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio.
Definition of retract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. To draw back or in: a plane retracting its landing gear. 3. Linguistics. a. To utter (a sound) with the tongue drawn back. b. To draw back (the tongue). v.intr. 1. To take something back or disavow it. 2. To draw back: a leash that retracts into a plastic case. See Synonyms at recede 1.
To take back; disavow. Refused to retract the statement. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To draw back or in. To retract claws. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To withdraw or disavow (a statement, promise, offer, charge, etc.); recant.
1. If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. [formal] [...] 2. When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inward or becomes shorter. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'retract' present simple: I retract, you retract [...]
Aug 30, 2024 · To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate. Synonyms: unsay, rare unspeak, walk back, withcall, withdraw; see also Thesaurus: recant. Antonyms: affirm, confirm, maintain. I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won’t sue me.
to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally or explicitly; take back. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). v.i. to draw or shrink back. to withdraw a promise, vow, etc. to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
