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Unnotify :: Unnotify (v. t.) To retract or withdraw a notice of.

Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew..

Retractive :: Retractive (n.) That which retracts, or withdraws..

Retractible :: Retractible (a.) Retractable.

Palinode :: Palinode (n.) An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode..

Retracting :: Retracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrac.

Protractor :: Protractor (n.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; -- opposed to retractor.

Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body..

Guttural :: Guttural (n.) A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound..

Irretractile :: Irretractile (a.) Not retractile.

Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke..

Retractor :: Retractor (n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.

Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws..

Withdrawer :: Withdrawer (n.) One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts..

Retractate :: Retractate (v. t.) To retract; to recant.

Retractive :: Retractive (a.) Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.

Retract :: Retract (v. i.) To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation..

Retractile :: Retractile (a.) Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as, the claws of a cat are retractile..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract..

Revel :: Revel (v. t.) To draw back; to retract.

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