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bakwi [bak.wî.] : abrogate (v.); retract (v.); take back (v.)

Derivatives of bakwi


Glosses:
abrogate
v. (social)1. abrogaterevoke formally.
~ abolish, get rid ofdo away with.; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
retract
v. (communication)1. abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retractformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
~ repudiate, disown, renouncecast off.; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
v. (motion)2. retract, shrink backpull away from a source of disgust or fear.
~ cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinchdraw back, as with fear or pain.; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
v. (contact)3. draw back, pull back, retractuse a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).
~ pullapply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
v. (contact)4. draw in, retractpull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, drawdirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, drawdirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
~ introvert, invaginatefold inwards.; "some organs can invaginate"
take back
v. (motion)1. bring back, return, take backbring back to the point of departure.
~ bring, convey, taketake something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
v. (possession)2. repossess, take backregain possession of something.
~ taketake into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
v. (social)3. take backresume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband.
~ relatehave or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers"
v. (motion)4. take backmove text to the previous line; in printing.
~ move, displacecause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
v. (communication)5. swallow, take back, unsay, withdrawtake back what one has said.; "He swallowed his words"
~ repudiate, disown, renouncecast off.; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
v. (cognition)6. take backcause someone to remember the past.; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"
~ remindput in the mind of someone.; "Remind me to call Mother"