retract

Meanings

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
• "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
• pull away from a source of disgust or fear
• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
• pull inward or towards a center;
• "The cat retracted his claws"
• RETRACT v -ED, -ING, -S to take back

Synonyms

• abjure
• recant
• forswear
• resile
• shrink back
• pull back
• draw back
• draw in

Scrabble Score: 9

retract is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

retract is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

retract is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

retract is a valid Words With Friends word

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