Retract - English meaning

Retract – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Draw back.
Usage examples:
She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt
verb
Withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.
Usage examples:
He retracted his allegations
Synonims:
Take backWithdrawUnsayRecantDisownDisavowDisclaimAbjureRepudiateRenounceReverseRevokeRescindAnnulCancelGo back onBacktrack onDo a u-turn onRow back onEat one's wordsDo an

verb
To say publicly that you will not do something you had said you would do, or to admit that something that you had said was true is false
Usage examples:
[ t ] she had to retract statements in published articles., [ t ] the pilot retracted the landing g…

verb
To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false
Usage examples:
Retract a statement/comment/decision a political uproar followed, and he quickly retracted his comm…

Retract translation into English

Retract: translate from English into Chinese

收回, 撤回

Retract: translate from English into Dutch

Intrekken, Terugtrekken

Retract: translate from English into French

Se rétracter, Rétracter, Escamoter, Se désavouer

Retract: translate from English into German

Einfahren, Zurückziehen, Widerrufen, Zurücknehmen, Einziehen

Retract: translate from English into Hindi

वापस लेना, ले लेना, त्यागना, त्याग देना, इनकार करना, खींचना, कब्जा करना, कब्जा लेना, छोड़ना, छोड़ देना, तर्क करना, खींच लेना, लौटाना, फेरना, राय बदलना, इन्कार करना

Retract: translate from English into Italian

Ritrattare, Ritirare, Ritrarre, Tirare indietro

Retract: translate from English into Korean

쑥 들어가게 하다, 쑥 들어가다, 취소하다, 앞서 한 말 따위를 취소하다, 앞서 한 선서 따위를 취소하다, 한 말을 취소하다, 한 말을 철회하다

Retract: translate from English into Russian

Втягивать, Втягиваться, Отрекаться, Отказываться, Отменять, Оттягивать назад, Убирать шасси, Брать назад

Retract: translate from English into Spanish

Retraer, Retractarse, Retirar, Retraerse, Replegar, Replegarse

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin retract- ‘drawn back’, from the verb retrahere (from re- ‘back’ + trahere ‘drag’); the senses ‘withdraw (a statement’) and ‘go back on’ via Old French from ret

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Retract – similar words

retracted

verb
Draw back.
Usage examples:
She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt

verb
Past simple and past participle of retract
Usage examples:
Retract an invitation/confession/promise, when questioned on tv, he retracted his allegations., the…

Retracted - all meanings in English

retractation

noun
A reconsideration or re-examination of something previously discussed. usually in plural.

noun
The action or an act of withdrawing a statement, accusation, etc., which is now admitted to be erroneous or unjustified; = "retraction". chiefly formal in later use.

Retractation - all meanings in English

retractable

adjective
Able to be drawn back or back in.
Usage examples:
A stadium with a retractable roof

adjective
That can be pulled back or in
Usage examples:
Cats have retractable claws., the house has a swimming pool with a retractable roof.

Retractable - all meanings in English

retractability

noun
Ability (of a component part) to be retracted.

Retractability - all meanings in English

Retract synonims

abjure

əbˈdʒʊər

verb
Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
Usage examples:
Mps were urged to abjure their jacobite allegiance

verb
To say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving
Usage examples:
He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.

Abjure - all meanings in English

annul

əˈnʌl

verb
Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
Usage examples:
The decision was annulled by the courts

verb
To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing
Usage examples:
The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb
To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists
Usage examples:
The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

Annul - all meanings in English

cancel

ˈkæn.səl

verb
Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.
Usage examples:
He was forced to cancel his visit

noun
A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.
Usage examples:
A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb
To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something
Usage examples:
[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

Cancel - all meanings in English

disavow

ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ

verb
Deny any responsibility or support for.
Usage examples:
The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence

verb
To say that you know nothing about or have no responsibility for something
Usage examples:
He disavowed his earlier confession to the police.

verb
To say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something
Usage examples:
They were quick to disavow the rumour., she tried to disavow her past.

Disavow - all meanings in English

disclaim

dɪˈskleɪm

verb
Refuse to acknowledge; deny.
Usage examples:
The school disclaimed any responsibility for his death

verb
To say you are not responsible for or do not know anything about something
Usage examples:
The officers disclaimed any knowledge of the incident.

verb
To state that you are not legally responsible for something
Usage examples:
Disclaim responsibility/liability for sth a restaurant may disclaim responsibility for loss or dama…

Disclaim - all meanings in English

disown

dɪˈsəʊn

verb
Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with.
Usage examples:
Lovell's rich family had disowned him because of his marriage

verb
To make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely connected with
Usage examples:
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a for…

Disown - all meanings in English

go back on

phrasal verb
Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

phrasal verb
To fail to keep a promise, or to change a decision or agreement
Usage examples:
Jason is totally unreliable and always goes back on his word.

phrasal verb
To not keep a promise, or to change a decision or agreement
Usage examples:
The government looks likely to go back on its decision to close the mines.

Go back on - all meanings in English

recant

verb
Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
Usage examples:
Heretics were burned if they would not recant

Recant - all meanings in English

renounce

rɪˈnaʊns

verb
Formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).
Usage examples:
Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the french crown

verb
To say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something
Usage examples:
Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

verb
To say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something
Usage examples:
Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house., gandhi renounced the use of violence.

Renounce - all meanings in English

repudiate

verb
Refuse to accept; reject.
Usage examples:
She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

verb
To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject
Usage examples:
The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…

verb
To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do
Usage examples:
Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…

Repudiate - all meanings in English

rescind

verb
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
Usage examples:
The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb
To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect
Usage examples:
The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb
To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists
Usage examples:
Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

Rescind - all meanings in English

reverse

verb
Move backwards.
Usage examples:
The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective
Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.
Usage examples:
The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun
A complete change of direction or action.
Usage examples:
The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

Reverse - all meanings in English

revoke

verb
Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).
Usage examples:
The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb
To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective
Usage examples:
Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb
To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective
Usage examples:
The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

Revoke - all meanings in English

unsay

verb
Withdraw or retract (a statement).
Usage examples:
Once something has been said, it cannot be unsaid

Unsay - all meanings in English

withdraw

verb
Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
Usage examples:
Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb
Pull back or move away or backward

verb
To take something back, or to remove something
Usage examples:
[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…

Withdraw - all meanings in English

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