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retractive

noun

Etymology

From retract + -ive.

  1. derived from retrahō — “to draw or pull back, withdraw; to bring back; to compel to turn back; to recall; to get back, recover; to hold back, restrain, withhold; to remove, take away; to bring to light again; (Late Latin) to delay”
  2. derived from retractus — “withdrawn”
  3. inherited from retracten
  4. suffixed as retractive — “retract + ive”

Definitions

  1. That which retracts or withdraws.

  2. A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

  3. Serving to retract

    Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.

    2. Serving to distance or alienate.

The neighborhood

Derived

retractively, retractiveness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA