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retract

verb
  1. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recall, recant, take back, withdraw. See accept
  2. To pull back in: draw in, withdraw. See show
  3. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, recede, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. See approach

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