retract

Verb
  1. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (synset 200800379)
    "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
    is a type of: disown, renounce, repudiate - cast off
    same as: abjure, forswear, recant, resile
  2. Pull away from a source of disgust or fear (synset 202065294)
    is a type of: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince - draw back, as with fear or pain
    same as: shrink back
  3. Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) (synset 201612677)
    is a type of: pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
    same as: draw back, pull back
  4. Pull inward or towards a center (synset 201509215)
    "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
    is a type of: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    subtypes: introvert, invaginate - fold inwards
    same as: draw in
    verb group: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

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