RETRACTING definition: 1. present participle of retract 2. to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a…. Learn more.

abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath. renounce may …

1. to draw back or in: to retract fangs. 1. to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally. 2. to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). 4. to make a …

Definition of retract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

RETRACT definition: to draw back or in. See examples of retract used in a sentence.

Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty-four hours. When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves …

Dec 17, 2025 · retract (third-person singular simple present retracts, present participle retracting, simple past and past participle retracted) (transitive) To cancel or take back (something, such …

retracting, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

She was forced to retract [= take back] her statement. Their college grants were retracted. They retracted the job offer. The stadium's roof is retractable.

'Retracting' means to withdraw or go back on a promise, agreement, or statement, or to draw or be drawn back inside something.