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retract  (retracts 3rd person present) (retracting present participle) (retracted past tense & past participle )
1  verb If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. 
FORMAL Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio...  V n 
He's hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I'll retract.  V 
♦  retraction    (retractions plural) n-count usu sing  (=withdrawal) 
Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty four hours.  
2  verb When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter. 
FORMAL Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.  V, Also V n 



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