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Re·tract v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retracting.]
1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
2. To 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.]
Syn: -- To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow; recant; abjure; disown.