Definitions for retract
rɪˈtræktre·tract

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resileverb

   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, retractverb

   pull away from a source of disgust or fear

3. retract, pull back, draw backverb

   use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

4. draw in, retractverb

   pull inward or towards a center

   "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retractverb

   To pull back inside (for example, an airplane retracting its wheels while flying).

2. retractverb

   To take back or withdraw something one has said.

   I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.

3. Etymology: From Latin retractum, past participle of retrahere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RETRACTverb

   Etymology: retractus, Lat. retracter, Fr.

   1. To recall; to recant.

   Were I alone to pass the difficulties,
   Paris should ne’er retract what he hath done,
   Nor faint in the pursuit. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   Although they retain the word mandrake in the text, they in effect retract it in the margine. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

   If his subtilities could have satisfied me, I would as freely have retracted this charge of idolatry, as I ever made it. Edward Stillingfleet.

   She will, and she will not, she grants, denies,
   Consents, retracts, advances, and then flies. George Granville.

   2. To take back; to resume.

   A great part of that time, which the inhabitants of the former earth had to spare, and whereof they made so ill use, was employed in making provisions for bread; and the excess of fertility, which contributed so much to their miscarriages, was retracted and cut off. John Woodward, Natural History.

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1. retract

   A retract is a term commonly used in math, anatomy, and in general contexts. In general, it means to pull back, withdraw, or move something back into place. In mathematics, it can refer to a special kind of function. In anatomy, it is often used to describe the withdrawal or pulling backward of an organ or a part.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retractverb

   to draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle

2. Retractverb

   to withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion

3. Retractverb

   to take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke

4. Retractverb

   to draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation

5. Retractverb

   to take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration

6. Retractnoun

   the pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe

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1. Retract

   In mathematics, in the field of group theory, a subgroup of a group is termed a retract if there is an endomorphism of the group that maps surjectively to the subgroup and is identity on the subgroup. In symbols, H is a retract of G if and only if there is an endomorphism such that σ = h for all and for all . The endomorphism itself is termed an idempotent endomorphism or a retraction. The following is known about retracts: ⁕A subgroup is a retract if and only if it has a normal complement. The normal complement, specifically, is the kernel of the retraction. ⁕Every direct factor is a retract. Conversely, any retract which is a normal subgroup is a direct factor. ⁕Every retract has the congruence extension property. ⁕Every regular factor, and in particular, every free factor, is a retract.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retract

   rē-trakt′, v.t. to retrace or draw back: to recall: to recant.—v.i. to take back what has been said or granted.—adjs. Retrac′table, Retrac′tible, capable of being retracted or recalled.—n. Retractā′tion.—p.adj. Retrac′ted (her.), couped by a line diagonal to the main direction: (bot.) bent back.—adj. Retrac′tile, that may be drawn back, as claws.—n. Retrac′tion, act of retracting or drawing back: recantation.—adj. Retrac′tive, able or ready to retract.—adv. Retrac′tively.—n. Retrac′tor, one who, or that which, retracts or draws back: in breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge-shell from the barrel: (surg.) an instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during operation: a bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw: (zool.) a muscle serving to draw in any part. [Fr.,—L. retrahĕre, retractum—re-, back, trahĕre, to draw.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retract in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of retract in a Sentence

1. Joseph Joubert:

   Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.

2. Chris Fleming:

   People came out and staked a claim early on what happened, like the theory that MH370 had been shot down during war games, to retract that is an enormous blow to their credibility and professional career.

3. Jeff Flake:

   This is a new level, he needs to retract.

4. Haytham Manaa:

   We reject this one-sided initiative and ask them to retract it and work within the framework of The SDC.

5. Brad Dacus:

   Founding Fathers are calling on the mayor to immediately retract these guidelines and reassure city employees that they will not be punished for being patriotic, Brad Dacus said. Founding Fathers can not allow this type of censorship and PC insanity to destroy Founding Fathers free speech.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retract
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retract
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=retract
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retract
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=retract
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=retract