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Another word for retract

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Verb

  1. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally

    See also:

    accept

  2. To pull back in

    See also:

    show

  3. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark

    See also:

    approach

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Another word for retract

Verb

  1. To draw in

    See also:

    retreat

    remove

  2. To disavow

    See also:

    revoke

    recant

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Sentence Examples

  • He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time.

  • He's never spoken on the phone; it's only Julie's word and I'm sure she'd retract anything she said earlier.

  • Refusing to retract, he was banished.

  • "Mine don't retract," she said with a grimace.

  • For a moment she wanted to retract the part about being entertainment, but when he spoke she realized it might have been exactly what she needed to say.

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