retracts

Verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
• 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of retract

Synonyms

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