retract
1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (Freq. 3)
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
• Syn:
abjure, recant, forswear, resile
• Derivationally related forms:
retraction, forswearing (for: forswear), recantation (for: recant), abjuration (for: abjure), abjurer (for: abjure)
• Hypernyms:
disown, renounce, repudiate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. pull away from a source of disgust or fear
• Syn:
shrink back
• Hypernyms:
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink,
wince, recoil, quail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
• Syn:
pull back, draw back
• Derivationally related forms:
retractor
• Hypernyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. pull inward or towards a center
- The pilot drew in the landing gear
- The cat retracted his claws
• Syn:
draw in
• Derivationally related forms:
retraction
• Hypernyms:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Hyponyms:
invaginate, introvert
• Verb Group:
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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