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Definition of retract
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of retract is as below...
Retract
(v. t.) To
withdraw;
to
recall;
to
disavow;
to
recant;
to take back; as, to
retract
an
accusation
or an
assertion..
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Foussa
::
Foussa
(n.) A
viverrine
animal
of
Madagascar
(Cryptoprocta
ferox).
It
resembles
a cat in size and form, and has
retractile
claws..
Rhinophore
::
Rhinophore
(n.) One of the two
tentacle-like
organs
on the back of the head or neck of a
nudibranch
or
tectibranch
mollusk.
They are
usually
retractile,
and often
transversely
furrowed
or
plicate,
and are
regarded
as
olfactory
organs.
Called
also
dorsal
tentacles.
See
Illust.
under
Pygobranchia,
and
Opisthobranchia..
Retract
::
Retract
(v. t.) To take
back,,
as a grant or favor
previously
bestowed;
to
revoke..
Retract
::
Retract
(v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or
shorten;
as, the cat can
retract
its
claws;
to
retract
a
muscle..
Palinode
::
Palinode
(n.) An ode
recanting,
or
retracting,
a
former
one; also, a
repetition
of an ode..
Palinode
::
Palinode
(n.) A
retraction;
esp., a
formal
retraction..
Retractation
::
Retractation
(n.) The act of
retracting
what has been said;
recantation.
Palinodial
::
Palinodial
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
palinode,
or
retraction..
Retracting
::
Retracting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Retrac.
Retentor
::
Retentor
(n.) A
muscle
which
serves
to
retain
an organ or part in
place,
esp. when
retracted.
See
Illust.
of
Phylactolemata..
Retraction
::
Retraction
(n.) The act of
withdrawing
something
advanced,
stated,
claimed,
or done;
declaration
of
change
of
opinion;
recantation..
Guttural
::
Guttural
(n.) A sound
formed
in the
throat;
esp., a sound
formed
by the aid of the back of the
tongue,
much
retracted,
and the soft
palate;
also, a
letter
representing
such a
sound..
Pluroderes
::
Pluroderes
(n. pl.) A group of
fresh-water
turtles
in which the neck can not be
retracted,
but is bent to one side, for
protection.
The
matamata
is an
example..
Retractor
::
Retractor
(n.) A
muscle
serving
to draw in any organ or part. See
Illust.
under
Phylactolaemata.
Recantation
::
Recantation
(n.) The act of
recanting;
a
declaration
that
contradicts
a
former
one; that which is thus
asserted
in
contradiction;
retraction.
Retinaculum
::
Retinaculum
(n.) One of the
retractor
muscles
of the
proboscis
of
certain
worms.
Retraction
::
Retraction
(n.) The state or
condition
of a part when drawn back, or
towards
the
center
of the
body..
Serpula
::
Serpula
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
tubicolous
annelids
of the genus
Serpula
and
allied
genera
of the
family
Serpulidae.
They
secrete
a
calcareous
tube, which is
usually
irregularly
contorted,
but is
sometimes
spirally
coiled.
The worm has a
wreath
of
plumelike
and often
bright-colored
gills
around
its head, and
usually
an
operculum
to close the
aperture
of its tube when it
retracts..
Retract
::
Retract
(v. i.) To take back what has been said; to
withdraw
a
concession
or a
declaration.
Recant
::
Recant
(v. t.) To
withdraw
or
repudiate
formally
and
publicly
(opinions
formerly
expressed);
to
contradict,
as a
former
declaration;
to take back
openly;
to
retract;
to
recall..
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