retract

English Thesaurus

1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	disown, renounce, repudiate,
definition	:	cast off (verb.communication)

2. pull inward or towards a center (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in,
definition	:	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	introvert, invaginate,
definition	:	fold inwards (verb.contact)

verb group	:	attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in,
definition	:	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

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

hypernym	:	pull,
definition	:	apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion (verb.contact)

4. pull away from a source of disgust or fear (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince,
definition	:	draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

5. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	forgoing, forswearing, renunciation,
definition	:	the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	abjuration, recantation, retraction,
definition	:	a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	abjurer,
definition	:	a person who abjures (noun.person)

6. pull inward or towards a center (verb.contact)

derivation	:	retraction,
definition	:	the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	retractor,
definition	:	surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision (noun.artifact)

8. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	forgoing, forswearing, renunciation,
definition	:	the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	abjuration, recantation, retraction,
definition	:	a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion (noun.communication)

derivation	:	abjurer,
definition	:	a person who abjures (noun.person)

9. pull inward or towards a center (verb.contact)

derivation	:	retraction,
definition	:	the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	retractor,
definition	:	surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision (noun.artifact)