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retracting

[ri-trakt]

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verb (used with object)

to draw back or in: to retract fangs.

verb (used without object)

to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English retracten < Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere to draw back, equivalent to re- re- + tractus (see tract¹)

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verb (used with object)

to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.

to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).

verb (used without object)

to draw or shrink back.

to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.

to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.

Origin:
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

re·trac·ta·tion