retracted

Verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  • "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
• pull away from a source of disgust or fear
• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
• pull inward or towards a center
  • "The cat retracted his claws"
• simple past and past participle of retract

Adjective Satellite

• drawn back and in
  • "a cat with retracted claws"

Adj

• Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
• Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.
• Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.

Synonyms

abjure, draw back, draw in, forswear, pull back, recant, resile, retract, shrink back, backed

Antonyms

advanced, fronted

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