retraction









retraction


noun

  1. the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
  2. withdrawal of a promise, statement, opinion, etc.: His retraction of the libel came too late.
  3. retractile power.

noun

  1. the act of retracting or state of being retracted
  2. the withdrawal of a statement, charge, etc
n.

late 14c., “withdrawal of an opinion,” from Latin retractionem (nominative retractio) “a drawing back, hesitation, refusal,” noun of action from past participle stem of retractare “revoke, cancel,” from re- “back” (see re-) + tractere “draw violently,” frequentative of trahere “to draw” (see tract (n.1)). Originally the title of a book by St. Augustine correcting his former writings. Meaning “recantation of opinion with admission of error” is from 1540s.

n.

  1. The act of drawing back or in; shrinking.
  2. The act of pulling apart, usually as part of a surgical procedure.
  3. The posterior movement of teeth, usually with the aid of an orthodontic appliance.
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