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RETRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
Example:
retraction of the foreskin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retraction" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Derivation:
retract (pull inward or towards a center)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Synonyms:
abjuration; recantation; retraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retraction" is a kind of...):
disavowal; disclaimer (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retraction"):
backdown; climb-down; withdrawal (a retraction of a previously held position)
Derivation:
retract (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure)
