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retraction
retraction
3 definitions found
for retraction
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Retraction \Re*trac"tion\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]k"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
r['e]traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.]
1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being
retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.
[1913 Webster]
2. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated,
claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion;
recantation.
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Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly
beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all
my either retractions or concessions. --Eikon
Basilike.
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3. (Physiol.)
(a) The act of retracting or shortening; as, the
retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a
sinew.
(b) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or
towards the center of the body.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
retraction
n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn:
retraction, abjuration, recantation]
2: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the
retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
112 Moby Thesaurus words for "retraction":
abandonment, abjuration, abjurement, abolishment, abolition,
abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, attrition, cancel,
canceling, cancellation, cassation, cession, contradiction,
contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering,
countermand, counterorder, crossing, curtailment, cut, cutting,
decrease, decrement, defeasance, denial, depletion, depreciation,
derogation, detraction, diminution, dip, disaffirmation,
disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disowning,
disownment, disparagement, dispensation, disposal, disposition,
disproof, dumping, expatriation, extraction, forgoing, forswearing,
gainsaying, getting rid of, giving up, impairment, impugnment,
invalidation, lessening, letting go, nullification, palinode,
palinody, recall, recantation, recedence, receding, recession,
reduction, refutation, release, relinquishment, remission, renege,
reneging, renouncement, renunciation, repeal, repudiation,
rescinding, rescindment, rescission, resignation, retirement,
retractation, retractility, retreat, retrenchment, retrocedence,
reversal, revocation, revoke, revokement, riddance, sacrifice,
setting aside, shortening, shrinkage, surrender, suspension,
swearing off, truncation, unsaying, vacation, vacatur, voidance,
voiding, waiver, waiving, withdrawal, write-off, yielding