v00798717
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 32 |
| def | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| examples | He retracted his earlier statements about his religion She abjured her beliefs |
| Frame - 2 | Somebody ----s |
| Frame - 8 | Somebody ----s something |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | disown, renounce, repudiate |
| Derivationally related form | retract → retraction |
| Derivationally related form | forswear → forswearing |
| Derivationally related form | recant → recantation |
| Derivationally related form | abjure → abjuration |
| Derivationally related form | abjure → abjurer |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | forswearing → forswear |
| Derivationally related form | recantation → recant |
| Derivationally related form | abjuration → abjure |
| Derivationally related form | retraction → retract |
| Derivationally related form | abjurer → abjure |
| Hyponym | disown, renounce, repudiate |
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