Definition of Retract

Verb

  • pull inward or towards a center
    "The pilot drew in the landing gear"
    "The cat retracted his claws"
    - draw in
  • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
    - pull back - draw back
  • pull away from a source of disgust or fear
    - shrink back
  • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
    "She abjured her beliefs"
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Unscramble retract

83 unscramble word found using the letters retract.
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