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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Retract Source: opted
2. v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure v pull away from a source of disgust or fear v use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) v pull inward or towards a center Source: ecdict

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pull retract away center disavow disgust edges fear formerly held hold instrument inward open organ pressure reject source surgical towards wound

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retraces retracing retracked

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