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  • retract :formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
    • She abjured her beliefs

  • retract :pull inward or towards a center
    • The pilot drew in the landing gear
    • The cat retracted his claws

  • retract :pull away from a source of disgust or fear

    • retract :use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

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