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Retouching
- verb - alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"
- give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
Retractile
- adjective - capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws"
Retracting
- verb - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
- pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
- use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Retraction
- noun - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
- withdrawal of statement
Retractive
- - Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
Retractors
- noun - description of a muscle that retracts an organ or other body part
- surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
Retraining
- verb - teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment"
- train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"
- training for a new occupation
Retreading
- verb - give new treads to (a tire)
- use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"