verb
To draw in
withdraw, draw back, take in; see remove 1, retreat 1.
To disavow
countermand, take back, withdraw; see recant, revoke.
See retract in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally:
To pull back in:
To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:
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