Looking for the meaning or definition of the word retract? That's all it means.
to pull back in
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile(verb)formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
shrink back, retract(verb)pull away from a source of disgust or fear
retract, pull back, draw back(verb)use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
draw in, retract(verb)pull inward or towards a center
"The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting
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