retracted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   retract; resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
   
   • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
   • She abjured her beliefs
2. verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
   shrink back; retract.
   
3. verb use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
   retract; pull back; draw back.
   
4. verb pull inward or towards a center
   retract; draw in.
   
   • The pilot drew in the landing gear
   • The cat retracted his claws
5. adjective satellite drawn back and in
   
   • a cat with retracted claws

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