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Retractate

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retractverb(transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside.
withdrawverb(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
recallnounMemory; the ability to remember.
take backverb(transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
swallownounThe amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
reculenoun(obsolete) To recoil or retreat; to draw back.
retratenounObsolete form of retreat. [The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.]
revelnounAn instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
recoilnoun(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
recantverb(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
renaynoun(obsolete, transitive) To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
retroductverb(transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
recedeverbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
retireverb(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
regradenounThe act or process of grading again.
retraictnounObsolete form of retreat. [The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.]
give backverb(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
retreatnounThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
backstepnounA step backwards
recoyleverbObsolete spelling of recoil (“to retire, withdraw”). [To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.]

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