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retractive

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Synonyms: detractive, retroactive, retractile, refractive, attractive, reactive, restrictive, retraction, retracting, protractive, tractive

Antonyms: detractive, retroactive, retractile, refractive, attractive, reactive, restrictive, retraction, retracting, protractive, tractive

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Noun

  1. That which [[retract]]s or [[withdraw]]s.
  2. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[verb]] that serves to [[cancel]] or [[retract]] a previously established obligation.

Adjective

  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a [[retraction]].
  2. {{lb|en|mathematics}} [[mapping|Mapping]] from a [[space]] onto a [[subset]] of that space.
  3. {{lb|en|psychology}} Serving to distance or alienate.

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