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Stage 1 of 2
retrahere
Latin · ancient
"to draw back"
to draw back, from re- (back) and trahere (to draw)
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Stage 2 of 2
retract
English · 1400s
"to withdraw a statement, or to pull something back in"
settled as the English word for withdrawing a statement, or pulling something back
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