retract [retracted, retracting, retracts](to take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written), see also: disavow; repudiate) verb [UK: rɪ.ˈtrækt] [US: ri.ˈtrækt]
take back(retract an earlier statement) verb [UK: teɪk ˈbæk] [US: ˈteɪk ˈbæk]