retractive

retractive
retract ► VERB 1) draw or be drawn back. 2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified. 3) withdraw or go back on (an undertaking or promise).
DERIVATIVES retractable adjective retraction noun retractive adjective.
ORIGIN Latin retrahere 'draw back' .

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  • Retractive — Re*tract ive (r[ e]*tr[=a]kt [i^]v), a. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. {Re*tract ive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Retractive — Re*tract ive, n. That which retracts, or withdraws. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • retractive — retractively, adv. retractiveness, n. /ri trak tiv/, adj. tending or serving to retract. [1350 1400; ME retractif < OF; see RETRACT1, IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • retractive — rɪ træktɪv adj. retracting, serving to draw back, serving to pull back …   English contemporary dictionary

  • retractive — re•trac•tive [[t]rɪˈtræk tɪv[/t]] adj. tending or serving to retract • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF re•trac′tive•ly, adv. re•trac′tive•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • retractive — /rəˈtræktɪv/ (say ruh traktiv) adjective tending or serving to retract …  

  • retractive — retractively, adv. retractiveness, n. /ri trak tiv/, adj. tending or serving to retract. [1350 1400; ME retractif OF; see RETRACT1, IVE] …   Useful english dictionary

  • retractive index — characteristic that expresses the change in refraction angel compared to the strike angle of a light ray hitting a particular material …   English contemporary dictionary

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