retract
re·tract (rĭ-trăktʹ)v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tractsv. tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. To draw back or in: a plane retracting its landing gear. See Synonyms at recede1. 3. Linguistics. a. To utter (a sound) with the tongue drawn back. b. To draw back (the tongue).v. intr. 1. To take something back or disavow it. 2. To draw back. [Latin retractāre, to revoke, frequentative of retrahere, to draw back : re-, re- + trahere, to draw. V., tr., senses 2 and 3, and v., intr., sense 2, Middle English retracten from Old French retracter, from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere.] re·tract'a·bilʹi·ty or re·tract'i·bilʹi·ty n.re·tractʹa·ble or re·tractʹi·ble adj.re'trac·taʹtion (rē'trăk-tāʹshən) n.
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