verb🔗ShareTo pull back inside."An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw back; to draw up."A cat can retract its claws."actiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take back or withdraw something one has said."After realizing he had misstated the facts, the student retracted his earlier claim. "communicationlanguagestatementwordpoliticsmedialawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke."The teacher retracted the offer of extra credit for the late project. "lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
