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retract
Overview of verb retract
The verb retract has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile -- (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs")
2. shrink back, retract -- (pull away from a source of disgust or fear)
3. retract, pull back, draw back -- (use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ))
4. draw in, retract -- (pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws")
Grep of noun retract
retraction
retractor
Antonyms of verb retract
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retract
4 senses of retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
=> renounce, repudiate
=> reject
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
shrink back, retract
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> move
Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
=> pull
=> force
=> act, move
Sense 4
draw in, retract
=> attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
=> pull, draw, force
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb retract
1 of 4 senses of retract
Sense 4
draw in, retract
=> invaginate, introvert
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retract
4 senses of retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
=> renounce, repudiate
Sense 2
shrink back, retract
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
=> pull
Sense 4
draw in, retract
=> attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
'Cause To' of verb retract
Derived Forms of verb retract
3 of 4 senses of retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
RELATED TO>(noun) retraction#1
=> retraction, abjuration, recantation
Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
RELATED TO>(noun) retractor#1
=> retractor
Sense 4
draw in, retract
RELATED TO>(noun) retraction#2
=> retraction
Domain of verb retract
Domain Terms of verb retract
Familiarity of verb retract
retract used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb retract
4 senses of retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
shrink back, retract
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
draw in, retract
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb retract
4 senses of retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
> renounce, repudiate
=> apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate
=> abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
=> swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
=> refute, rebut
=> deny
Sense 2
shrink back, retract
> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> shrink back, retract
Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
> pull
=> wrench, twist
=> attract
=> hike up, hitch up
=> pick at, pluck at, pull at
=> retract, pull back, draw back
=> draw close
Sense 4
draw in, retract
> attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
=> tug
=> catch, arrest, get
=> draw in, retract
=> bring
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb retract
Sense 1
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
=> renounce, repudiate
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Sense 2
shrink back, retract
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
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Sense 3
retract, pull back, draw back
=> pull
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Sense 4
draw in, retract
=> attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
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Grep of verb retract
retract
Grep of adj retract
retractable
retracted
retractile
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