"retract" in the verb sense

1. 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"

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