retract
1 verb statement etc TRANSITIVEtarraing siar aistarraing verb the witness retracted her statement tharraing an finné siar a ráiteas
INTRANSITIVEthe minister was forced to retract bhí ar an aire an méid a bhí ráite aige a tharraingt siar
2 verb offer, promise, etc 3 verb pull back TRANSITIVEaistarraing verb some animals can retract their claws is féidir le roinnt ainmhithe a gcrúba a aistarraingt
INTRANSITIVEthe lens retracts is féidir an lionsa a aistarraingt