0 past simple and past participle of retract --
1 to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false: --
When questioned on TV, he retracted his allegations.
retract an invitation/confession/promise
A word that is retracted in isolation surfaces as advanced when preceding an advanced word in a particular phrasal and phonological context.
In phonological phrase-final position, word-final high tones are retracted to the penult.
A retracted vowel quality is achieved, at some time point, in both languages.
Subsequently, the sheath is retracted to let the right sided disc develop, and the delivery cable pushes it towards the atrial septum.
Furthermore, stress cannot be retracted beyond a heavy penult.
The conjunctiva was cut and the globe retracted with forceps to expose the optic nerve.
The scalp was retracted, and a craniotomy and durotomy were made over the left hemisphere.
The jaw was retracted and the skin of the upper palate was cut at the midline.
