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retractedverbpast tense of retract to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting abjured, abnegated, forswore(also foreswore), recanted, reneged, renounced, repealed, repudiated, took back, unsaid, withdrew contradicted, denied, disavowed, disclaimed, disowned, gainsaid, negated, negativedabandoned, bolted, forsook, gave up, relinquished, spurned, surrenderedcontroverted, disagreed (with), disproved, disputed, rebutted, refutedbacked down, backed off, backtrackeddisallowed, recalled, revoked adhered (to) acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, asserted, avowed, claimed, contended, declared, maintained, proclaimed, professed, stated, vouched, vowedbacked, confirmed, defended, endorsed(also indorsed), espoused, maintained, supported, upheldaccepted, adopted, embraced |