eng: retract

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Meaning
means	(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" retract, recant, resile, abjure, forswear
means	(verb) pull away from a source of disgust or fear shrink back, retract
means	(verb) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) retract, pull back, draw back
means	(verb) pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" draw in, retract
means	e/Retract (group theory)