rétracter

[retrakte]
verbe transitif

1.	zoologie [griffes] to retract, to draw back (separable) [cornes] to retract, to draw in (separable)

2.	(soutenu) [aveux, témoignage] to retract, to withdraw

se rétracter

verbe pronominal intransitif

1.	[griffes] to draw back, to retract (terme spécialisé)

2.	[témoin] to recant (soutenu), to retract il lui a fallu se rétracter he had to withdraw his statement