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retracts Definition and Meaning in English (retracts definition)

verb
Synonyms:withdrawrecantdisavow
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Retracts definition: To formally withdraw a statement, accusation, or promise as untrue or unjustified.

Definitions of Retracts

  1. 1verb

    To formally withdraw a statement, accusation, or promise as untrue or unjustified.

  2. 2verb

    To pull something back or in, especially a part of the body or a mechanical component.

Example Sentences

formal

“The newspaper retracts its false report.”

casual

“A cat retracts its claws when it walks.”

formal

“He was forced to retract his earlier statement.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveretract
past tenseretracted
present participleretracting
nounretraction

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Retracts definition: To formally withdraw a statement, accusation, or promise as untrue or unjustified.
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'Retracts' translates to 'retracts' in English. Retracts definition: To formally withdraw a statement, accusation, or promise as untrue or unjustified.
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