Wednesday, June 28, 2017

RETRACT

WORD: RETRACT

MEANING:
1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement.
2. To draw back or in: a plane retracting its landing gear.
3. Linguistics a. To utter (a sound) with the tongue drawn back. b. To draw back (the tongue).


EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. CNN accepts resignations of 3 involved in retracted story

PRONOUNCE:
re·tract - रिट्रैक्ट / रीट्रैक्ट

LINK: RETRACT

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