Retracted Definition

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of retract.

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adjective

Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.

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(linguistics) (of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.
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Retracted Sentence Examples

  • Piercing mandibles, retracted within the head-capsule.

  • The 1st pair of appendages both in this and in C are retracted.

  • In 1333 he was sent for to Rome, where, we are told, he first maintained the pope's authority in cases of divorce; but this opinion he retracted.

  • The eversible sacs on the abdominal segments are shown, some protruded and some retracted.

  • In the Tubiporidae the spicules of the proximal part of the body-wall are fused together to form a firm tube, the corallite, into which the distal part of the zooid can be retracted.

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Words Starting With

RRERET

Words Ending With

DEDTED

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Words Starting With R and Ending With D

Starts With R & Ends With DStarts With RE & Ends With DStarts With R & Ends With ED

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With R9 Letter Words Ending With D