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verb (used with object)
1.
to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
2.
to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).
verb (used without object)
3.
to draw or shrink back.
4.
to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.
5.
to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
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Retractable
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin retractāre to reconsider, withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tractāre to drag, pull, take in hand (frequentative of trahere to pull)
1535–45; < Latin retractāre to reconsider, withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tractāre to drag, pull, take in hand (frequentative of trahere to pull)
Related forms
re·tract·a·ble, re·tract·i·ble, adjective
re·tract·a·bil·i·ty, re·tract·i·bil·i·ty, noun
un·re·tract·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. deny, renounce, recant, abrogate, nullify, annul.
1, 2. deny, renounce, recant, abrogate, nullify, annul.
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