Retraction: alternatives and connections

A receding or giving up; a complete surrender.

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The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

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The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial.

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One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

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Capability of motion; contractility.

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.

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To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.

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To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

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To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.

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The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and…

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The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.

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