Retracted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Retracted is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of retract.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of retract.
More Meanings
- Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
- (phonetics, of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.
- (heraldry) Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.
Example Sentences
My guess is that he substitutes a schwa sound for the retracted r in final position.
RETRACTED, said of charges when borne one shorter than another; as, three pales or palets issuant from the chief, retracted, that is, cut off bend ways, and hanging of different lengths.
Pale, retracted, that is, shortened. It is a French term, used when pales are borne cut off, either pendent from the chief, or issuant from the base, which should be particularly noticed in the blazon.
Synonyms for retracted
Depending on context, synonyms include backed, backward.
Antonyms for retracted
Common opposites include advanced, fronted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backward, retreat, reversed, returned, removed, cancelled.
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