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Showing words for RETRACT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Retract

retract

6 Letter Words for Retract

arrect, atterr, carter, catter, crater, ratter, recart, tarter, tracer

5 Letter Words for Retract

arett, arret, arter, atter, carer, caret, carte, cater, cerat, crare, crate, creta, ecart, racer, rater, react, retar, tacet, tarre, tarte, tater, teart, tecta, terra, tetra, trace, tract, treat

4 Letter Words for Retract

acer, acre, aret, arte, atte, care, carr, cart, cate, cera, cert, erat, etat, race, rare, rate, rear, rect, tace, tact, tare, tarr, tart, tate, tear, teat, teca, tera, terr, trac, trat, tret

3 Letter Words for Retract

ace, act, aer, arc, are, arr, art, ate, att, car, cat, cer, crt, cte, ctr, ear, eat, ect, era, err, ert, eta, etc, rat, rct, rea, rec, rte, tar, tat, tea, tec, ter, tet, tra, trt

Definitions for Retract

[1] to draw back or in: to retract fangs.
[2] to draw back within itself or oneself, fold up, or the like, or to be capable of doing this: The blade retracts.
[3] to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
[4] to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.).
[5] to draw or shrink back.
[6] to withdraw a promise, vow, etc.
[7] to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant.
[8] (tr) to draw in (a part or appendage) a snail can retract its horns ; to retract the landing gear of an aircraft
[9] to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified
[10] to go back on (a promise or agreement)
[11] (intr) to shrink back, as in fear
[12] phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue back away from the lips

Words related to Retract

deny, repeal, revoke, reverse, renounce, repudiate, disavow, renege, withdraw, cancel, recant, disown, rescind, suspend, welsh, recall, abjure, recede, back, countermand

Words nearby Retract

retort, retortion, retouch, retox, retrace, retract, retractile, retraction, retraction nystagmus, retractive, retractor

Origin of Retract

21535–45; < Latin retractāre to reconsider, withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tractāre to drag, pull, take in hand (frequentative of trahere to pull)

Other words from Retract

re·tract·a·ble , re·tract·i·ble , adjective
re·tract·a·bil·i·ty , re·tract·i·bil·i·ty , noun
re·trac·ta·tion [ree-trak-tey -shuh n] /ˌri trækˈteɪ ʃən/ , noun
un·re·tract·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Retract

C16: from Latin retractāre to withdraw, from tractāre to pull, from trahere to drag

Synonyms for Retract

back down, back off, cancel, deny, disavow, disown, pull back, recant, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, reverse, revoke, rule out, take back, withdraw, abjure, back, countermand, disclaim, eliminate, exclude, forswear, recall, recede, retreat, retrograde, sheathe, suspend, unsay, welsh, back out of, call off, change one's mind, draw in, eat one's words, fall back, forget it, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull in, reel in, retrocede, take in