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retract : bakwi (v.); bawi (v.)

English Synonyms:
abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract, shrink back, draw back, pull back, draw in

Glosses:
retract
abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract (v.) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
retract, shrink back (v.) pull away from a source of disgust or fear.
draw back, pull back, retract (v.) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).
draw in, retract (v.) pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"