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Definición y significado de retract
Definición
retract (v. trans.)
1.formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs"
2.pull inward or towards a center"The pilot drew in the landing gear" "The cat retracted his claws"
3.use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
4.pull away from a source of disgust or fear
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Merriam Webster
RetractRe*tract" (r�*trākt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retracting.] [F. rétracter, L. retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider, retract, fr. retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See Retreat.]
1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
2. To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
I would as freely have retracted this charge of idolatry as I ever made it. Bp. Stillingfleet.
3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke. [Obs.] Woodward.
Syn. -- To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow; recant; abjure; disown.
RetractRe*tract", v. i.
1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,
Consents, retracts, advances, and then files. Granville.
RetractRe*tract", n. (Far.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
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retract (v. trans.)
↘ abjuration, abjurer, disclaimer, recantation, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, retractile, retraction
Diccionario analógico
retract (v. tr.)
renier une religion (fr)[Classe]
ne plus vouloir qqch (avec l'idée d'échec) (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
forego; relinquish; abandon; renounce; waive; forgo; abjure; recant; forswear; retract; resile[ClasseHyper.]
change one's tune; change one's mind; change one's opinion[Classe]
se contredire (fr)[Classe]
s'abstenir de faire qqch (fr)[Classe]
(leave behind; devise; bequeath; will; leave), (heiress; inheritress; heir; inheritor; successor)[termes liés]
opinion (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
objectif (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
intention et dessein (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
quitter une fonction (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
retract (v. tr.)
faire devenir de moindre importance (fr)[Classe...]
attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in[Hyper.]
retraction[Dérivé]
retract (v. tr.)
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