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1. 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 away belief center disavow disgust edges fear formally formerly held hold instrument inward open organ pressure reject source surgical towards wound

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