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V1, V2 |
retract, forswear, resile, abjure, recant | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | |
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V2 |
draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center | |
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V2 |
retract, pull back, draw back | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | |
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V1 |
shrink back, retract | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |