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| Main Entry: |
draw back
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retract from position |
| Synonyms: | deduct, discount, pull back, recede, recoil, reel in, retreat, sheathe, shrink, start back, subtract, take away, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | forge, go forward, start |
| Main Entry: | retract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back; renege on |
| Synonyms: | abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one's mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one's words, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull back, pull in, recall, recant, recede, reel in, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke, rule out, sheathe, suspend, take back, take in, unsay, welsh, withdraw |
| Notes: | recant means to formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, while retract means to take back or to draw back or in |
| Antonyms: | corroborate, emphasize, reaffirm, repeat |
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