retrair — meaning in English

English meaning

• retract verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.

Senses

retrair is used for these senses in English:

• abduce (transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct. [Mid 16th century.]
• retract To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.

retract — full definition

1. verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.
2. verb To take back a statement, promise, or accusation because it was wrong or shouldn't have been made.

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