a cat can retract its claws 2 : to withdraw (as an offer, a statement, or a claim) the newspaper retracted the story retractable -ˈtrak-tə-bəl adjective

RETRACTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of retract 2. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit…. Learn more.

Define retracted. retracted synonyms, retracted pronunciation, retracted translation, English dictionary definition of retracted. v. re·tract·ed , re·tract·ing , re·tracts v. tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to …

When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter.

[intransitive, transitive] (specialist) to move back into the main part of something; to pull something back into the main part of something The animal retracted into its shell. The undercarriage failed to retract. …

After a truth-telling lecture tour failed to attract much of an audience, Maggie retracted her confession: “I gave expression to utterances that had no foundation in fact.”

1 day ago · A retracted article is a published scientific paper that has been officially withdrawn by the journal because its findings can no longer be trusted. The journal’s editor issues a formal retraction …

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The newspaper retracted [= withdrew] the story. She was forced to retract [= take back] her statement.

Still, sometimes you wish you could retract something you said or did. Cats can retract their claws, and some snakes can retract their fangs, but words spoken in anger can never be fully retracted, or taken …