English-Italian translations for retract

• ritrattare
  Sono lieto che la mia dichiarazione lo abbia spinto a ritrattare le sue affermazioni iniziali. I am pleased that my statement has caused him to retract those original remarks.
  L' onorevole Barón Crespo ha qui lanciato un' accusa senza alcun fondamento e la prego, signora Presidente, di chiedere all' onorevole Barón Crespo di ritrattare. Mr Barón Crespo has made a completely unfounded accusation here, and I ask you, Madam President, to ask Mr Barón Crespo to retract it.

Definition of retract

• To pull back inside
• To draw back; to draw up
• To take back or withdraw something one has said
• To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke

Examples

• An airplane retracts its wheels for flight.
• The wheelchair ramp on the bus wouldnt retract after use, it required persuasion by hand before the bus could move
• Muscles retract after amputation.
• A cat can retract its claws.
• I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he wont sue me.

Related words

• retractable
• retraction
• retractile
• retractor
• retractive
• retractation
• retractability
• irretractable
• retractometer